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    How Switches and Routers Actually Work: The Three Tables That Run the Internet
    Yesterday, I explained the OSI model and why each layer matters for AWS. Today, I show you what switches and routers actually do. Here is what clicked for me, Networking is not magic. It comes down to three tables and three actions. That is it. Once you understand these tables, you understand how data flows from your laptop to AWS and back. Let me show you. Before we dive into how they work, you need to understand what they do. Switches: Move data WITHIN networks Your home Wi-Fi? That is a network. All your devices (laptop, phone, printer) connect through a switch (often built into your router). The switch handles communication between devices on the same network. Routers: Move data BETWEEN networks Your home network is separate from AWS's network. A router connects these different network…  ( 17 min )
    A Practical Guide to React Suspense and Lazy Loading
    Fetching data and loading components in React has traditionally revolved around the useEffect and useState hooks, requiring manual management of loading and error states. While effective, this often leads to boilerplate code. React Suspense, combined with features like React.lazy, offers a more powerful, declarative alternative for handling asynchronous operations. Let's explore how Suspense revolutionizes both data fetching and code splitting. useEffect and useState In the conventional pattern, the component is responsible for tracking its own loading and data state. We use useState to hold the data and a loading flag, and useEffect to perform the fetch operation. import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react'; function UserProfile({ userId }) { const [user, setUser] = useState(n…  ( 9 min )
    Practical Ways to Handle Multiple Secrets in Docker Compose—File-Style Without Swarm
    Securing secrets in your Docker-based app is critical—but the official Docker "secrets" feature is tied to Swarm, and the popular *_FILE pattern isn't supported by every image. How can you manage API keys, passwords, and tokens securely and flexibly in plain Docker Compose setups? Let's break it down. Your Image Supports the *_FILE Pattern Many official Docker images (like MySQL, Postgres, Redis) support environment variables such as DB_PASSWORD_FILE and API_TOKEN_FILE. This is the easiest and most secure way to mount secrets. Steps: Create secret files: echo "db-password-here" > db_password.txt echo "api-token-here" > api_token.txt Reference secrets in docker-compose.yml: version: '3.8' services: db: image: mysql secrets: - db_password …  ( 7 min )
    Jeff Su: 4 ChatGPT Hacks that Cut My Workload in Half
    Tired of endless prompt tweaking? Jeff Su rolls out four killer ChatGPT hacks—Prompt Reversal, the 5-Minute Amplifier, the Red Team Technique, and Blueprint Scaffolding—that slash your AI workflow in half with real-world examples you can steal today. These tricks let you reverse-engineer your best prompts, instantly spin one piece of content into multiple formats, get AI to critique its own work, and force it to map out its reasoning before executing. Whether you’re in marketing, dev, or any other industry, you’ll be done faster and with better results. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    👋🏾 From Ghana to Full-Stack: My Journey as a Self-Taught Developer
    Hey everyone 👋🏾 Godfred Kwesi Agyeman (@kwesithedev), a full-stack JavaScript developer from Ghana 🇬🇭. I’ve been on a mission to turn my ideas into real, working products — and to grow into a developer who can build things that actually solve problems. I’m currently learning through the FullStackOpen course, but most of my focus right now is on building projects and real-world experience. My current stack includes: React & Next.js for frontend and full-stack apps Node.js for backend APIs Supabase & Firebase for auth and data MongoDB (and learning PostgreSQL + Prisma soon) TailwindCSS for fast, clean UI design React Native for mobile apps I’m also getting deeper into payment integrations — things like Stripe, Paystack, and Flutterwave — because I want to build products that can actually transact and make money. Why I’m Here To be honest, I’ve dealt with imposter syndrome and a lack of resources — but I’ve learned that building real projects is the best way to learn and grow. So this space (and this post) marks the start of me: Sharing my journey as I learn, build, and grow Posting about what I create and what I learn from it Connecting with other devs who are doing the same I believe that being open about the process — the wins and the mistakes — helps others and keeps me accountable. My Goals In the coming months, I’m focused on: Building a strong project portfolio that shows real skills Finding freelance gigs or collaborations Gaining consistent income through my work as a developer Growing into a developer who contributes to both local and global tech communities Let’s Connect If you’re also learning, building, or freelancing — I’d love to connect, learn from you, or collaborate on projects. You can find me here: LinkedIn 💻 GitHub 🐦 Twitter (X) Thanks for reading! If you’re on a similar journey, drop a comment — I’d love to hear where you’re at and what you’re building.  ( 7 min )
    Prompt Engineering Certification: What You Need to Know Before Getting Certified
    Generative AI provided the easiest way to interact with artificial intelligence through prompts. You can enter few prompts and get the exact information you need from generative AI tools like ChatGPT. With the right prompt engineering certification course, you can learn how to create the perfect prompts that make AI models generate accurate results. Prompt engineering has emerged as a promising discipline in the domain of artificial intelligence for empowering AI models. You might assume that prompt engineering only requires asking the right questions. However, there are many things you must learn before pursuing any professional certification in prompt engineering. The first thing you must know before getting certified in prompt engineering is the list of responsibilities of prompt engin…  ( 8 min )
    Ringer Movies: The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 6 - 'Mulholland Drive’
    The 25 Best Movies of the Century No. 6 – Mulholland Drive Hosts Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins pick up their year-long countdown to celebrate David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive, ranking it among the 21st century’s finest surrealist films. They gush over Naomi Watts’s stunning breakout turn and dish on all the wild conspiracy theories and head-scratching interpretations that keep viewers coming back. What makes Mulholland Drive so unforgettable? It masterfully fuses small-town Americana and classic Hollywood glamour with European surrealism and sinister outsider art, creating an endlessly mysterious, gorgeously dreamlike ride that still baffles—and enchants—audiences today. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less
    CinemaSins is back with a tongue-in-cheek Halloween special, promising to roast one of the year’s greatest genre films in under 15 minutes. They’ll point out every “sin,” dish out a few laughs, and celebrate why the movie rules—because even the best flicks aren’t immune to a little fun. For more mischief, they link to their website, YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), social media, a fan poll, and Patreon. The blurb also credits their team of writers and invites you to join their Discord, Reddit, and other socials for all things CinemaSins. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    MoM: Mixtures of Scenario-Aware Document Memories for Retrieval-AugmentedGeneration Systems
    How AI Is Learning to Read Like a Human Ever wondered why chatbots sometimes miss the point? Scientists have discovered a new way to teach AI to “read” documents the way we do, turning scattered text into a clear story. It’s a step toward AI that truly understands context, making everyday interactions smoother and more reliable. Imagine a world where every digital helper reads with human insight—the future is already turning pages. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: MoM: Mixtures of Scenario-Aware Document Memories for Retrieval-AugmentedGeneration Systems 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 19 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Thunderbolts* (The New Avengers) In 20 Minutes Or Less
    Everything Wrong With Thunderbolts* (The New Avengers) In 20 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins just dropped their latest “Everything Wrong With…” video, this time rolling through every nitpick in Thunderbolts (aka The New Avengers) in under 20 minutes. They rack up a hefty list of “sins,” but surprise—they might actually think the movie’s kinda great after all. Writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel bring the heat, and you can get in on the fun via their poll, Patreon support, Discord, Reddit and every social channel under the sun. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator 2 - Caravan of Garbage
    Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage takes you from jungle hunts to a scorching, crime-riddled Los Angeles where Danny Glover leads the charge against an even more vicious Predator (with a cameo by Gary Busey). It’s a fresh, fun twist on the franchise that works if you’re up for something different than Arnold in the jungle. For early videos, bonus podcasts, movie commentaries and Let’s Plays, head to bigsandwich.co. Catch the extended audio edition on YouTube, follow the hosts on Twitter, subscribe to the channel, support on Patreon, or grab some merch while you’re at it! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    A Full-Stack Developer Is A Myth
    We've all seen the job postings. "Looking for a Full-Stack Developer proficient in React, Vue, Angular, Node.js, Python, Django, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, CI/CD, microservices architecture, and oh—can you also design in Figma? Must have 10 years of experience with technologies invented 3 years ago." Let me be blunt: true mastery across the entire modern technology stack is a myth. And it's time we stopped pretending otherwise. The emperor has no stack, and we're all too polite to mention it. Twenty years ago, being a "full-stack" developer meant knowing HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL. You could reasonably master this stack in a few years. The tech stack was a humble sandwich. Life was simple. Developers were happy. Nobody had hea…  ( 11 min )
    How to Integrate SafeLine WAF with Ingress-Nginx in Kubernetes
    If you're running workloads in Kubernetes, you’re probably already using Ingress-Nginx to manage external access to your services. But as your apps grow, so does the need to protect them from real-world threats like SQL injection, XSS, and RCE attacks. That’s where SafeLine Community Edition comes in — a free, high-performance Web Application Firewall (WAF) you can easily integrate with Ingress-Nginx to add an extra layer of security. In this guide, we’ll walk through how to connect SafeLine with Ingress-Nginx, using either Helm or a custom image build. Before you begin, make sure: You’re running SafeLine version ≥ 5.6.0 You have access to a Kubernetes cluster You have kubectl and Helm installed Step 1: Prepare SafeLine Configuration We’ll use a ConfigMap to define the Sa…  ( 7 min )
    Using the Fetch API
    Back in the day, we used XMLHttpRequest to call APIs. Fetch API instead — it gives us a JavaScript Interface to handle HTTP request more cleanly. Let's take a look at how to use it. Here's the basic flow: Specify the URL you want to call. The first then gets a promise — you use response.json() to parse the response as JSON. The second then handles the parsed JSON data. If the fetch runs into an error that's not a 4xx or 5xx response, the catch block will handle it. fetch("http://example.com/movies.json") .then(response => { return response.json(); }) .then(json => { console.log(json); }) .catch(error => { console.error(error); }); If the server responds with JSON, you'll need to call response.json() to parse and return it as JSON. arrayBu…  ( 8 min )
    Wireframe-UI: UI Components for Rapid Prototyping in Code
    wireframe-ui: A set of wireframe components you can copy and paste into your React/Next.js projects. Key features: ✂️ Copy-paste components via shadcn CLI 🎨 Wireframe helpers for placeholder content ⚡ Customize with props and Tailwind classes ♿ Radix UI primitives for accessibility 📦 No package dependencies to manage 🔧 Full control over component code Components install individually so you only add what you need. The wireframe aesthetic keeps you focused on structure during prototyping, then you can refine the styling for production. 👉 Blog Post 👉 GitHub Repo 👉 Live Demo  ( 6 min )
    Why I'm Still Using jQuery in 2025 (Never gonna give you up)
    While grinding through the monumental JuggleBee upgrade, one of the recurring debates was: what do we modernize, and what do we leave the heck alone? Plenty got a shiny new coat of paint (see my earlier posts for all the juicy details), but one area I deliberately left untouched was the frontend JavaScript. These days, jQuery is seen as a relic of a bygone era — a noble steed well past its sell-by date. Hotwire now ships as the Rails 8 default, and heavyweight contenders like React and Vue have taken over the frontend spotlight. So why didn’t I replace it with Hotwire or Stimulus when doing the big Rails 8 overhaul? Because honestly... it still slaps. Sure, jQuery has fallen out of favour, and yes, I could’ve followed the modern path. But here’s the reality: It still works. Flawlessly. The…  ( 9 min )
    Most prompts fail, not because AI is weak, but because our thinking isn’t structured enough. Most people don’t get bad AI outputs because AI is limited; they get bad outputs because their thinking is limited.
    Why Most Prompts Don’t Work (And How I Fix Them in 5 Steps) Jaideep Parashar ・ Nov 7 #ai #promptengineering #discuss #productivity  ( 7 min )
    Why SafeLine WAF Should Be on Every Developer’s Radar
    In today’s fast-paced digital world, cybersecurity isn’t just an enterprise concern — it’s something every developer and business owner needs to think about. From hobby projects to large-scale apps, web security is no longer optional. That’s where Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) come in — and among them, SafeLine is making waves with its blend of power, performance, and simplicity. SafeLine, developed by Chaitin Tech, is a high-performance, self-hosted Web Application Firewall (WAF) designed to defend against real-world attacks in real time. Unlike traditional WAFs that just block traffic, SafeLine goes further — offering detailed reports, live monitoring, and deep analysis so you can understand your attack surface and strengthen your defenses before incidents happen. SafeLine blocks…  ( 7 min )
    Why Most Prompts Don’t Work (And How I Fix Them in 5 Steps)
    Most people think prompting is about “typing better sentences into ChatGPT.” That mindset is exactly why their prompts fail. The truth is uncomfortable, but it needs to be said: Most people don’t get bad AI outputs because AI is limited; they get bad outputs because their thinking is limited. Prompting isn’t a trick. Once you understand this, AI stops feeling like a gamble and starts becoming a precision tool. Let me show you why most prompts fail, and the 5-step method I use to fix them. The Real Reason Prompts Don’t Work Weak prompts have one or more of these problems: Vague Input: “Write an article on AI.” No Context: AI doesn’t know who you are, who it’s for, or why it matters. Zero Constraints: Without boundaries, AI produces generic filler. No Expected Outcome: If you don’t define “g…  ( 9 min )
    How to Remove Page Breaks in a Worksheet
    Excel worksheets are powerful tools for data management, but when it comes to printing or generating reports, Excel Page Breaks can quickly become a source of frustration. Unwanted page breaks can disrupt layouts, split critical data across pages, and ultimately lead to unprofessional-looking documents. For developers and data analysts working with .NET, manually adjusting these breaks is inefficient and prone to errors, especially when dealing with dynamic or large datasets. This article dives into a practical and automated solution: using Spire.XLS for .NET to programmatically remove page breaks in C#. This approach offers precise control and streamlines your workflow, ensuring your Excel outputs are always perfectly formatted. Page breaks in Excel serve a crucial function: they define w…  ( 9 min )
    How unlimited AI transcription tools are breaking academic barriers — and why time limits on lecture transcription hurt students, researchers, and accessibility.
    How to Transcribe Long Audio Files or Lectures Without Time Limits: The Complete Guide for Students and Researchers NeverCap ・ Nov 7 #ai #programming #productivity #webdev  ( 6 min )
    Optimizing Docker for High Security: Combining Docker and SafeLine
    Docker is an open-source application container engine built with Go and follows the Apache 2.0 protocol. It enables developers to package their applications and dependencies into lightweight, portable containers. These containers can be deployed on any popular Linux machine, offering a form of lightweight virtualization. Each container operates in complete isolation (similar to iPhone apps), and most importantly, the performance overhead is minimal. Here’s how to install Docker on CentOS: curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | bash -s docker --mirror Aliyun sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo http://mirrors.aliyun.com/docker-ce/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo sudo yum install -y yum-utils device-mapper-persistent-data lvm2 yum remove docker docker-client docker-common docker-latest docker-en…  ( 8 min )
    HarmonyOS Development Guide: Implementing User Personalized Settings Storage with Preferences
    Read the original article:HarmonyOS Development Guide: Implementing User Personalized Settings Storage with Preferences Preface What is Preferences Core Features Applicable Scenarios Case Demonstration Feature Flow Effect Preview Code Implementation Step 1: Project Initialization 1.1 Importing Required Modules 1.2 Defining Type APIs 1.3 Implementing Initialization Function 1.4 Lifecycle Integration Step 2: Loading Main Page Styles 2.1 Importing Dependency Modules 2.2 Implementing Style Loading Logic Step 3: Implementing Theme Settings Page 3.1 Full Page Code 3.2 Core Feature Analysis Key Takeaways Summary Core Points Practical Value Best Practice Recommendations Hello everyone, I am Ruocheng. Welcome to the HarmonyOS Practical Development Series. This series aims to provide develop…  ( 11 min )
    How to Set Up Config Auto Sync
    SafeLine version 7.x introduces a config auto sync feature, allowing you to set up master and slave nodes. This feature automatically synchronizes the master node's configuration to slave nodes every minute. In case the master node fails, users can manually switch traffic, enabling slave nodes to immediately handle business traffic. Verify that the SafeLine versions on both master and slave nodes are identical (including minor version numbers) Ensure that the SafeLine licenses on both master and slave nodes are consistent (both professional version) Verify network communication between master and slave nodes is operational Setting Up the Master Node Designate one device as the master node View the commands that need to be executed on the slave node. Save these commands as you will need to execute them on the slave node machine Setting Up the Slave Node Designate a device as the slave node Execute the binding command obtained from the master node on the slave node — you must get this command from the master node console as described above Check the result after execution. The image below shows successful execution Note that the slave node cannot modify configurations (operations are disabled by default). Test configuration synchronization by making changes on the master node and checking whether they are successfully synchronized to the slave node. Note: Configuration synchronization does not include logs and statistical information. Click the unbind button on the right to disconnect configuration synchronization. There is no limit to the number of slave devices. GitHub Repository: https://ly.safepoint.cloud/rZGPJRF https://ly.safepoint.cloud/eGtfrcF https://ly.safepoint.cloud/DQywpL7  ( 6 min )
    Qartographer: Quantum Chip Design... Reimagined!
    Qartographer: Automating the Hardware Design Bottleneck for Scalable Quantum Chips Hello Dev.To community! This is Adyoth Sural, a quantum computing enthusiast and researcher hoping to garner more attention to my passion project Qartographer(Phonetic: kar-TOG-ruh-fer, IPA: /kärˈtäɡrəfər/). Why? Because community is everything—especially when tackling hardware challenges at the intersection of physics and software! Building a functional, large-scale quantum computer is a massive challenge. While the qubits themselves get all the attention, the real bottleneck is the physical design—specifically the ancillary control layout. This layout is the dense, intricate network of drive and readout wires needed to operate every qubit. As we scale from a handful of qubits to thousands, manual routing…  ( 7 min )
    Building Eventra: My First Hackathon Journey with Hedera The Challenge
    The Challenge When I joined my first hackathon with Hedera, I had no idea what I was getting into. Grouped with talented individuals, we faced the ultimate challenge: solve a real problem, benefit the community, and leverage Hedera’s technology—all while learning entirely new technologies from scratch. The Problem We Tackled In Nigeria, 10.3% of the population owns or uses cryptocurrency, but most don’t know how to use it for everyday purchases like event tickets. We asked ourselves: How do we build a platform that serves both Web3 natives and complete beginners? Enter Eventra - a fraud-proof, fast, and fair event ticketing platform built on Hedera Hashgraph. What is Eventra? • Prevents ticket fraud - Every ticket is an NFT, impossible to duplicate • Enables dual payments - Users can pay …  ( 8 min )
    Beyond the Limits: Super-Resolution Ultrasound with AI
    Beyond the Limits: Super-Resolution Ultrasound with AI Imagine needing crystal-clear vision, but your glasses only allow a blurry view. Traditional ultrasound faces a similar challenge: low-cost sensors often capture limited frequency ranges, resulting in fuzzy images lacking crucial detail. What if we could use AI to digitally enhance these blurry images, revealing hidden structures and improving diagnostic accuracy? The core idea is to train a deep learning model, specifically an autoencoder leveraging transformer architectures, to learn the relationship between low-resolution and high-resolution ultrasound data. The model acts like a sophisticated "translator," taking in the limited data and reconstructing a far richer image. It's akin to teaching an AI to "see" the missing frequenci…  ( 7 min )
    Virtual Music Lessons: A Modern Way to Learn With Freedom, Confidence, and Connection
    Virtual Lessons: A Modern Way to Learn With Freedom, Confidence, and Connection When I first started exploring the idea of virtual lessons, I’ll be honest—I didn’t think it would compare to learning in person. I imagined screens creating distance, technology causing confusion, and lessons feeling disconnected. But as soon as I actually began taking (and later teaching) virtual lessons, my entire perspective changed. Virtual music lessons aren’t just a replacement for traditional learning—they’re their own powerful experience. They are flexible, efficient, comfortable, and deeply personal. In a world where time moves fast and schedules are full, virtual learning gives us something priceless: the chance to grow without stopping our lives to do it. Whether someone is learning music, academi…  ( 9 min )
    Unlocking Developer Revenue: AI Monetization with Dual Earnings for LLM Apps
    Monetizing AI Conversations: How Monetzly is Changing the Game Imagine a world where ads are not interruptions but helpful suggestions that enhance your AI-powered conversation. This is the promise of Monetzly, the first dual-earning platform tailored for developers of AI applications. With the explosion of AI applications, the challenge of monetization has become more pressing than ever. Many developers struggle to find sustainable revenue streams without alienating users through intrusive ads or paywalls. Monetzly addresses this pain point by introducing context-aware commerce, transforming how ads are integrated into AI conversations. Monetzly stands out as the first platform that allows developers to monetize their applications while simultaneously hosting relevant ads. This dual-ea…  ( 7 min )
    Build a Highly Available Pi-hole Cluster with Ansible (VRRP)
    Step-by-step guide to prepare two Linux hosts, then use Ansible to deploy a highly available Pi-hole pair with keepalived (VRRP) and a Virtual IP, plus config sync and validation - powered by my open-source playbook: ansible-pihole-cluster Go to the official Rocky Linux Download page: pick ARM (aarch64). Scroll to the Raspberry Pi Images section and download the image for your Pi. You can use balenaEtcher (what I use below), or Raspberry Pi Imager—both work. Install/open balenaEtcher. Flash from file → pick the Rocky Linux RPi image. Select target → choose your microSD card. Flash! → wait for completion. Open Raspberry Pi Imager. Click Choose OS → Use custom and select the Rocky Linux RPi image. Choose your microSD card and Next. When asked “Would you like to apply OS customisation settin…  ( 10 min )
    🚀 I Built a Full SaaS App in 10 Minutes Using Blink.new — No Code, No Team, No Stress
    What if launching your startup didn't need a developer? That's what I asked myself a few weeks ago — and then I found Blink.new. I've tested dozens of AI builders and no-code tools before. Most of them stop at prototypes. But Blink? It builds production-ready apps — with a backend, database, authentication, and even payments — all from a single prompt. Blink.new is an AI-powered app builder that turns your ideas into full apps in minutes — just by chatting. No setup. No API keys. No frameworks to install. You describe what you want — Blink does the rest: Generates the frontend and backend Sets up database, authentication, and API routes Deploys it live instantly It's like having an entire dev team compressed into one conversation. I wanted to see how far it could go — so I asked Blink …  ( 8 min )
    How Reddit Shaped v1.1 of My Open-Source Secrets Scanner
    For the past month I’ve been building a small open-source project: I posted the early version on Reddit — and honestly, the feedback changed everything. The Feedback (What People Asked For): “It only catches provider signatures — what about generic JWTs/passwords?” This was gold. So I went back, reworked the scanner, and shipped v1.1. What’s New in v1.1? Generic JWT & Password Detection The scanner now detects: JWTs (header.payload.signature) Generic tokens suspicious KEY=xxx patterns high-entropy secrets accidental passwords in code No more relying only on predefined provider regexes. .secrets-policy.json Support Each repo can now define its own policy: { "ignore_patterns": ["tests/*", ".md"], You can customize: what files to ignore SARIF Support (for GitHub / CI) Now you can run: python -m app.cli --all --sarif results.sarif And upload the report into GitHub’s code scanning interface. Better CLI UX Redacted snippets Baseline support More precise pattern labels Cleaner output Better exit codes for CI/pre-commit Why Local-First Matters Most scanners notify you after pushing to GitHub. the key is public Local-first scanning is the missing piece in most workflows. Try It GitHub repo: https://github.com/AMOSFinds/secrets-scanner Live UI demo (self-hosted version): https://secrets-scanner-jlw2.onrender.com I’d love feedback, especially from DevSecOps folks who care about pre-commit workflows and CI automation.  ( 6 min )
    MathCanvas: Intrinsic Visual Chain-of-Thought for Multimodal MathematicalReasoning
    How AI Learned to Sketch Math Like a Human Ever wondered why a computer can chat but still fumbles when asked to solve a geometry puzzle? Researchers have created a new system called MathCanvas that teaches AI to draw and edit diagrams just like a student with a pencil and paper. This breakthrough could change how we learn, teach, and even design software that talks and draws at the same time. Imagine a future where every math question comes with a perfect diagram, right at your fingertips. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: MathCanvas: Intrinsic Visual Chain-of-Thought for Multimodal MathematicalReasoning 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 19 min )
    dev diary 20251106
    the basic explaination of AWS Amplify is : AWS Amplify is a tool and service platform from Amazon Web Services (AWS) that helps developers build, deploy, and manage web and mobile applications easily and quickly. It simplifies the development process by providing ready-to-use backend services (like user authentication, databases, APIs, and storage) and frontend libraries that connect your app to those services. Essentially, it allows you to create full-stack applications without managing traditional server infrastructure. Here is a simple overview of how AWS Amplify works for beginners: You start by setting up an AWS account and installing the Amplify command line tool (CLI) on your computer. Then, you create a new Amplify project in your app folder with commands through CLI. You can add b…  ( 7 min )
    NPR Music: The Doobie Brothers: Tiny Desk Concert
    The Doobie Brothers rolled into NPR’s Tiny Desk with the same swagger that’s kept them rocking for over 50 years. Kicking off with “Takin’ It to the Streets,” Tom Johnston even joked they were outshining last night’s Jones Beach show. They tore through classics “Black Water” and “Listen to the Music,” and debuted “Angels & Mercy” from their reunited album, Walk This Road. Backing the Hall-of-Famers—Johnston, Michael McDonald, Patrick Simmons and John McFee—was a tight crew of musicians (hello, sax and conga!), while NPR’s Tiny Desk squad captured every intimate moment. It’s proof that even legends still get a thrill from playing in an office. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    AI Development Maturity Model
    As AI-assisted development matures, developers evolve from manual coding to strategic orchestration. The AI Development Maturity Model (AIDMM) defines five levels of evolution, from purely human to fully autonomous AI-driven codebases. Benchmark your AI adoption across projects. Prioritize investment in automation and oversight. Define new metrics like AI contribution ratio and review autonomy. Foster trust through auditable maturity levels. Level Name Typical Use Case ⚙️ 0 Human-Only Development Legacy systems, compliance-heavy code 💬 1 AI-Inspired Development Brainstormings, study, Proof-of-Concept 🤝 2 AI-Collaborative Development Real life projects, personal or enterprise 🤖 3 AI-Delegated Development PR bots, repo agents, async automation ⚡️ 4 Fully Autono…  ( 7 min )
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    Report Claims Meta Made US$16 Billion From Scam Ads
    Last year, Meta internally projected that 10% of its overall annual revenue — which was estimated to be US$16 billion (~RM66 billion) — came from running fraudulent ads, according to a report from Reuters. Not only that, but the publication further claims that Meta “failed to identify and stop an avalanche of ads” and allowed […] The post Report Claims Meta Made US$16 Billion From Scam Ads appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Nissan Serena C28 e-Power Spotted In Malaysia, Hinting At Possible Local Debut
    The Nissan Serena C28 e-Power hybrid has been spotted on Malaysian roads, hinting at a possible local debut in the near future. The sighting was shared by Facebook user Weng Ng on the paultan.org Automotive/Car Discussion Group. According to paultan.org, this isn’t the first time the Serena has been seen in Malaysia, as the MPV […] The post Nissan Serena C28 e-Power Spotted In Malaysia, Hinting At Possible Local Debut appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 36 min )
    Nothing Phone (3a) Lite Pre-Orders Start 22 November 2025; Priced At RM1,199
    Following the official launch of the Phone (3a) Lite, Nothing has announced that the handset will be available in Malaysia soon. The company will be opening pre-orders for its entry-level device on 22 November 2025. To recap, the Phone (3a) Lite is equipped with a 6.77-inch AMOLED display. This panel has a 1,084 x 2,392 […] The post Nothing Phone (3a) Lite Pre-Orders Start 22 November 2025; Priced At RM1,199 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Nintendo: Switch 2 Is Now The Primary Development Focus
    As with the release of any new hardware for a new console generation, the previous generation gets slowly left behind. And that sounds like what Nintendo has in mind for the first generation Switch, as the company focuses its business and development focus in the new console handheld hybrid. In its most recent financial results […] The post Nintendo: Switch 2 Is Now The Primary Development Focus appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    DJI Neo 2 Lands In Malaysia; Starts From RM899
    Not long after introducing its latest smartphone gimbal in Malaysia, DJI has also launched the Neo 2 for the local market. The new model succeeds last year’s compact aerial drone and, naturally, comes with several notable upgrades. To recap its global launch, the DJI Neo 2 retains the compact form factor but is slightly heavier […] The post DJI Neo 2 Lands In Malaysia; Starts From RM899 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Elon Musk Says Tesla May Build “Gigantic Chip Fab”; Teases Possible Intel Collaboration
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    Secure Apache with SSL in Docker
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    Scaling Laravel Queues: A Practical Guide to AWS SQS
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    🧪 Unit Testing Tools in WebForms Core 2
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    Leveling with cluster analysis in Python: basic Python concepts
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    if you are still using static keys in your github actions pipeline to access AWS. then you need to read this to fix your workflows
    Accessing AWS in Github Actions Using OIDC Tobiloba Ogundiyan ・ Nov 6 #tobilobaogundiyan #aws #githubactions #cicd  ( 6 min )
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    80 Days of Python Challenges: How I Turned Consistency into Progress
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    Floor Sanding and Polishing Hornsby: Restoring Timber Floors with Skill and Precision
    Timber floors have an enduring charm that few other materials can match. Their warmth, texture, and natural grain bring life to both contemporary and traditional homes. However, over time, even the finest hardwood floors begin to show signs of wear—scratches, fading, or dull finishes that detract from their beauty. That’s where Floor sanding and polishing Hornsby services come into play, providing homeowners with a way to revive their timber floors and extend their lifespan without the need for replacement. The Art of Floor Sanding and Polishing Why Timber Floors Need Regular Care Benefits Beyond Appearance The Importance of Professional Expertise Environmental Responsibility in Modern Floor Restoration Common Challenges and Solutions The Lasting Impact of a Well-Finished Floor Choosing the Right Partner for the Job Final Thoughts Restoring timber floors is an investment that pays off in both beauty and practicality. Through expert sanding and polishing, Hornsby homeowners can preserve the natural charm of their floors for decades. With sustainability, safety, and craftsmanship at the forefront, this process continues to define modern Australian home maintenance. When handled by trusted professionals like AJ Floor sanding and polishing Hornsby, every project reflects both technical mastery and a genuine appreciation for timber’s timeless appeal.  ( 10 min )
    Blocks Registry: 59 Ready-to-Use UI Blocks
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    Comparison on Six Self-Hosted WAF
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    Según el Banco de México, en 2022 se identificaron casi 20 m
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    Unleashing Human Potential: The Hidden Benefit of AI Sports
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    Create False in Python
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    Title: Unveiling the Dark Web's Role in Mexican Anti-Money L
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    Por qué decidí compartir lo que sé (y lo que sigo aprendiendo) sobre desarrollo web
    Después de varios años construyendo productos web — desde sitios que apenas cargaban hasta apps complejas con muchos usuarios — entendí algo que suena obvio, pero que muchos olvidamos o al menos yo olvidé: aprender solo no tiene el mismo valor que aprender y compartir. Así que decidí abrir este espacio. Cada semana voy a publicar un post sobre desarrollo frontend, React, performance y buenas prácticas. Desde lo más básico hasta temas más avanzados, con ejemplos reales, errores que me dolieron y soluciones que me funcionaron. Si te interesa construir experiencias web más rápidas, entendibles y humanas, te invito a seguirme en este viaje. ⚙️ Tecnologías que suelo usar: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, Redux, y todo lo que ayude a crear productos con impacto real. 🚀 Mi meta personal: compartir, aprender con la comunidad. Nos leemos cada semana (espero 😬). — Leo Trujillo  ( 7 min )
    Understanding Value and Pointer Receivers in Go: Building a Crypto Tracker
    I picked up Go recently while building the backend of a crypto tracker. This tracker allows users to manage their cryptocurrency holdings and calculate their wallet value in real-time. One of my favorite learnings so far is value receivers and pointer receivers, and how everything works under the hood. Go passes arguments by value, not by reference. This means it creates a copy of the argument and passes that copy to the function. Understanding this is crucial to writing efficient Go code. When you use a value receiver, Go creates a copy of the struct. Any modifications you make inside the function only affect the copy, not the original. type Wallet struct { User string TotalValue float64 } // Value receiver - receives a copy func (w Wallet) UpdateValue(newValue float64) { …  ( 9 min )
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    Amazon Prime Day 2025: The best early deals you can shop now, dates and everything else you need to know
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    Google Brings Prediction Markets Polymarket and Kalshi to Its Search and Finance Platforms
    For the first time, users can access live market odds on future events directly in Google Search and Google Finance, elevating blockchain-powered forecasts into public view.  ( 30 min )
    SUI Falls Below $2.00 Support as Volume Spikes and Traders Eye Key Reversal Pattern
    The Layer-1 token dropped 2.5% amid a sharp rise in trading volume, with a potential rebound forming after a double-bottom.  ( 30 min )
    ICP Jumps 34% to $7.02 in Explosive Breakout Above Key Resistance
    Internet Computer soars to $7.02, climbing 34% in a breakout move that confirms renewed bullish momentum backed by exceptional trading activity.  ( 30 min )
    Stellar Faces Renewed Selling Pressure as XLM Reverses From Key Resistance
    Stellar (XLM) slid 2.2% amid heavy selling at the $0.2815 resistance level, confirming continued bearish momentum as volume spiked.  ( 32 min )
    HBAR Slips 2.6% to $0.1691 as Support Test Draws Heavy Volume
    Hedera’s native token rebounds after a sharp 2.6% drop, with rising volume and a confirmed double-bottom pattern signaling potential upside toward $0.1730.  ( 31 min )
    Bitcoin’s Fair Value Is $170K, JPMorgan Argues in Gold-Based Model
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    Samourai Wallet Developer Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Unlicensed Money Transmitting
    District Judge Denise Cote sentenced Keonne Rodriguez to the statutory maximum. Fellow developer William Lonergan Hill will be sentenced tomorrow.  ( 30 min )
    Crypto Shares Slammed, BTC Heads Back to $100K Alongside Thursday Stock Market Selloff
    Continuing a steep slide begun in July, Michael Saylor's Strategy has now turned lower on a year-over-year basis.  ( 31 min )
    UK Stablecoin Rules Will Be in Place 'as Quickly as the U.S.,' BOE Says: Bloomberg
    BOE Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden tied the need to impose caps on stablecoin holdings to the U.K.'s mortgage market, which relies on commercial bank lending.  ( 30 min )
    BONK Slides 4% as Support Break Sparks Renewed Technical Weakness
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    Crypto for Advisors: What is DeFi?
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    The Fed's Turning Hawkish as This U.S. Employment Indicator Flashes Red
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    Dormant Bitcoin Comes Back to Life as 4.65M BTC Reenters Circulation in 2025
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    CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Internet Computer (ICP) Leaps 27.5% as Index Falls
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    Ethereum Is Like a Shark. If It Stops Moving, It Will Die
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    Securitize, VanEck Bring VBILL Tokenized Treasury Fund To Aave
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    Tenerife Council to Sell Bitcoin Bought in 2012 After Near 10,000% Price Rise
    The proceeds from the sale will fund new research projects at ITER, including exploring fields like quantum technology.  ( 30 min )
    Cango Eyes Strengthening of Bitcoin Mining Operations, Entry Into AI HPC Market
    The Chinese automotive transaction firm turned bitcoin miner Cango issued an update to its shareholders.  ( 29 min )
    Tether's Hadron, Bitfinex Securities to Tokenize Assets With ETF Issuer KraneShares
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    Central Bank of Ireland Fines Coinbase $24.6M for Anti-Money Laundering Failures
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    Strive to Raise Roughly $160 Million After Upsizing Preferred Stock Offering
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    Where's the Liquidity Gone?: Crypto Daybook Americas
    Your day-ahead look for Nov. 6, 2025  ( 36 min )
    Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Holds $103K as Altcoins Lag and Traders Hedge Downside
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    Another Piece of Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Strategy May Be Falling Into Place
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    Franklin Templeton Debuts Tokenized Money Market Fund in Hong Kong
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    DOGE Holds $0.16 Support as Profit-Taking Caps Breakout Attempt
    The token defended its ascending channel structure despite distribution pressure at the upper boundary, keeping short-term bias neutral-to-bullish above $0.16.  ( 31 min )
    XRP Gains 5% After RLUSD Mastercard Pilot, Technical Breakout Targets $2.50
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    Trump Says He Wants U.S. To Be ‘The Bitcoin Superpower,’ Cites Competition From China
    At Miami’s America Business Forum, he said his orders ended a “war on crypto,” mentioned that crypto helps the dollar and warned China could gain if Washington stumbles.  ( 31 min )
    How Deep Are Bitcoin Traders Hedging After Recent Price Dip Below $100K?
    BTC recently fell below $100,000 as macro uncertainties weighed over spot ETF inflows.  ( 32 min )
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    Moonshot's Kimi K2 Thinking emerges as leading open source AI, outperforming GPT-5, Claude Sonnet 4.5 on key benchmarks
    Even as concern and skepticism grows over U.S. AI startup OpenAI's buildout strategy and high spending commitments, Chinese open source AI providers are escalating their competition and one has even caught up to OpenAI's flagship, paid proprietary model GPT-5 in key third-party performance benchmarks with a new, free model. The Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI’s new Kimi K2 Thinking model, released today, has vaulted past both proprietary and open-weight competitors to claim the top position in reasoning, coding, and agentic-tool benchmarks. Despite being fully open-source, the model now outperforms OpenAI’s GPT-5, Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 (Thinking mode), and xAI's Grok-4 on several standard evaluations — an inflection point for the competitiveness of open AI systems. Developers can …
    Google debuts AI chips with 4X performance boost, secures Anthropic megadeal worth billions
    Google Cloud is introducing what it calls its most powerful artificial intelligence infrastructure to date, unveiling a seventh-generation Tensor Processing Unit and expanded Arm-based computing options designed to meet surging demand for AI model deployment — what the company characterizes as a fundamental industry shift from training models to serving them to billions of users. The announcement, made Thursday, centers on Ironwood, Google's latest custom AI accelerator chip, which will become generally available in the coming weeks. In a striking validation of the technology, Anthropic, the AI safety company behind the Claude family of models, disclosed plans to access up to one million of these TPU chips — a commitment worth tens of billions of dollars and among the largest known AI infr…
    Why Google’s File Search could displace DIY RAG stacks in the enterprise
    By now, enterprises understand that retrieval augmented generation (RAG) allows applications and agents to find the best, most grounded information for queries. However, typical RAG setups could be an engineering challenge and also exhibit undesirable traits.  To help solve this, Google released the File Search Tool on the Gemini API, a fully managed RAG system “that abstracts away the retrieval pipeline.” File Search removes much of the tool and application-gathering involved in setting up RAG pipelines, so engineers don’t need to stitch together things like storage solutions and embedding creators.   This tool competes directly with enterprise RAG products from OpenAI, AWS and Microsoft, which also aim to simplify RAG architecture. Google, though, claims its offering requires less orches…
    From prototype to production: What vibe coding tools must fix for enterprise adoption
    Presented by Salesforce Vibe coding — the fast-growing trend of using generative AI to spin up code from plain-language prompts — is quick, creative, and great for instant prototypes. But many argue that it's not cut out for building production-ready business apps with the security, governance, and trusted infrastructure that enterprises require. In other words, a few saved hours in development can mean a future full of security vulnerabilities, endless maintenance, and scalability headaches, says Mohith Shrivastava, principal developer advocate at Salesforce. "For rapid experimentation, building minimum viable products, and tackling creative challenges, vibe coding is a game-changer," Shrivastava says. "However, that same speed and improvisational nature are exactly what makes its appli…
    The compute rethink: Scaling AI where data lives, at the edge
    Presented by Arm AI is no longer confined to the cloud or data centers. Increasingly, it’s running directly where data is created — in devices, sensors, and networks at the edge. This shift toward on-device intelligence is being driven by latency, privacy, and cost concerns that companies are confronting as they continue their investments in AI. For leadership teams, the opportunity is clear, says Chris Bergey, SVP and GM, of Arm’s Client Business: Invest in AI-first platforms that complement cloud usage, deliver real-time responsiveness, and protect sensitive data. "With the explosion of connected devices and the rise of IoT, edge AI provides a significant opportunity for organizations to gain a competitive edge through faster, more efficient AI," Bergey explains. "Those who move first…
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    Guitar Theory Course for Beginners – Learn Fretboard, Major Scale and Triads
    Learn to play the guitar! We just posted a course on the freeCodeCamp.org YouTube channel that will teach you essential guitar theory including the fretboard, the major scale and the triads. It was created by baritone guitarist, Alex Gordon Hi-Fi. He...  ( 4 min )
    How to Reduce Round Trip Time (RTT) with Next.js
    Have you ever wondered why some websites load almost immediately and others leave you looking at a blank screen, even when your internet connection is fast? In some cases, your internet speed may not be the issue. It is usually because of Round Trip ...  ( 10 min )
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    The Download: how doctors fight conspiracy theories, and your AI footprint
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How conspiracy theories infiltrated the doctor’s office As anyone who has googled their symptoms and convinced themselves that they’ve got a brain tumor will attest, the internet makes it very easy to self-(mis)diagnose…  ( 22 min )
    Stop worrying about your AI footprint. Look at the big picture instead.
    Picture it: I’m minding my business at a party, parked by the snack table (of course). A friend of a friend wanders up, and we strike up a conversation. It quickly turns to work, and upon learning that I’m a climate technology reporter, my new acquaintance says something like: “Should I be using AI? I’ve…  ( 21 min )
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    Redmagic 11 Pro Arriving In Malaysia On 10 November 2025; Starts From RM3,399
    Redmagic has officially launched its latest flagship gaming smartphone, the Redmagic 11 Pro, for the local market. It is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, supported by the brand’s dedicated RedCore R4 gaming chip and more. Slated for release on 10 November 2025, it is also looking to be the first Snapdragon […] The post Redmagic 11 Pro Arriving In Malaysia On 10 November 2025; Starts From RM3,399 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 36 min )
    iCAUR V23 Test Drive: Off-Road Confidence Meets Electric Innovation
    iCAUR recently previewed its upcoming V23 EV SUV, and I had the opportunity to take the iWD variant for a spin at Kev Avenduro Park, Rawang. This short off-road session on a muddy trail offered valuable insight into the SUV’s off-road prowess and the level of comfort it delivers even in challenging conditions. The V23 […] The post iCAUR V23 Test Drive: Off-Road Confidence Meets Electric Innovation appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 36 min )
    Canon EOS R6 Mk III Officially Launches In Malaysia; Starts From RM10,999
    Canon today has officially launched the EOS R6 Mk III full-frame mirrorless camera both globally and in Malaysia. It is the successor to the second generation model which debuted three years ago, equipped with numerous upgrades in hardware and features. The EOS R6 Mark III features a new 32.5MP sensor, offering a notable resolution jump […] The post Canon EOS R6 Mk III Officially Launches In Malaysia; Starts From RM10,999 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 37 min )
    GWM Confirms Wey 9 PHEV MPV To Launch In Malaysia
    Aside from launching the Ora Good Cat facelift, GWM announced that the next model to launch in the local market is the Wey 9 Plug-in hybrid MPV. This was announced by GWM’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Roslan Abdullah during the event earlier. As you may recall, the Wey 9 MPV was recently previewed locally, showcasing […] The post GWM Confirms Wey 9 PHEV MPV To Launch In Malaysia appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Huawei Mate 70 Air Launches In China
    Huawei has officially launched the Mate 70 Air in China, almost a full year after the original series debuted there. Though it is launching alone, the company is offering four different configurations to choose from. Right off the bat, the Mate 70 Air is sporting a 7-inch 1.5K+ OLED display with 2,760 x 1,320px resolution, […] The post Huawei Mate 70 Air Launches In China appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Harman Kardon Aura Studio 5 Launches In Malaysia For RM1,599
    Audio brand Harman Kardon has announced the Aura Studio 5 for the Malaysian market. As the name suggests, it’s the fifth entry into the brand’s 360-degree speaker series. It also has what the company calls a “new multi-layering lighting projection and acoustic design”. What that means is that the the Harman Kardon Aura Studio 5 […] The post Harman Kardon Aura Studio 5 Launches In Malaysia For RM1,599 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    OPPO Find X9 Ultra Tipped To Launch In Global Markets
    Not too long ago, OPPO launched the Find X9 and the Find X9 Pro as its newest flagship smartphones. Of course, these won’t be the only models in the series, as the brand will be releasing the fanciest variant later. Typically, the company only launches this model in its home market, but it seems like […] The post OPPO Find X9 Ultra Tipped To Launch In Global Markets appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Meta Confirms Rollout Of AI Chatbot To Malaysian Users
    More than a year after its introduction, Meta is now rolling out its AI chatbot (via its dedicated website) to Malaysian users. Soon, they will be able to also access the feature through the company’s various platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. For the uninitiated, Meta AI works like any other chatbot dominating the space. […] The post Meta Confirms Rollout Of AI Chatbot To Malaysian Users appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    CUKTECH Launches Two New Power Banks, Car Charger
    Power bank brand CUKTECH has announced two powerbanks sharing the same name, as well as a car charger, to be added to its product catalogue. Said power charger is called the CP24, with one variant having one built-in cable, and the other having two. The car charger, on the other hand, is simply called the […] The post CUKTECH Launches Two New Power Banks, Car Charger appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    GWM Launches Ora Good Cat Facelift; Starting Price RM109,800
    GWM Malaysia has officially launched the facelifted Ora Good Cat alongside the new Ora Good Cat GT variant. The previous version was introduced in Malaysia back in 2022, where it was offered in two variants: 400 Pro and 500 Ultra. However, the new model now comes in the Ultra option and the aforementioned GT version. […] The post GWM Launches Ora Good Cat Facelift; Starting Price RM109,800 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 36 min )
    You Can Now Own A Samsung Galaxy A07 For Free With CelcomDigi
    When it comes to phones, there is no denying that everyone wants a device that they can comfortably rely on. However, finding one on a budget is the real challenge. Luckily, The Samsung Galaxy A07 is here to remedy that. With a massive emphasis on storage and software support, this device is perfect for students […] The post You Can Now Own A Samsung Galaxy A07 For Free With CelcomDigi appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 38 min )
    SanDisk Launches World’s Smallest 1TB USB-C Flash Drive
    Memory maker SanDisk has recently launched its newest product, the Extreme Fit USB-C Flash Drive. What’s notable about the device is that it is currently the world’s smallest 1TB flash drive,as the company says. The drive measures only 18.5 × 15.7 × 13.6 mm and weighs a mere 3g. The compact design allows it to […] The post SanDisk Launches World’s Smallest 1TB USB-C Flash Drive appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Google, Epic Games Reach Settlement For Years-Long Legal Battle
    Google and Epic Games have been locked in a legal battle for the better part of five years. And it all started with the latter rolling out direct payments for Fortnite on Android. After the better part of five years, the two have reached a settlement that would end said legal battle. Though the companies […] The post Google, Epic Games Reach Settlement For Years-Long Legal Battle appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Nintendo Launches “Nintendo Store App” For iOS, Android
    Nintendo is officially rolling out a new app for Android and iOS called the Nintendo Store App. Much like most digital stores, the app allows users to peruse and purchase the gaming company’s vast range of products. In a way, the app isn’t technically new; it is a reimagining of the My Nintendo app that […] The post Nintendo Launches “Nintendo Store App” For iOS, Android appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Apple To Pay Google US$1 Billion A Year To Power Overhauled Siri
    It seems Apple is enlisting Google’s help for its new and improved Siri. According to a report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the iPhone maker is currently finalising an agreement with the search engine giant. This deal will allow Apple access to a custom version of Gemini for a price of around US$1 billion (~RM4.2 billion) […] The post Apple To Pay Google US$1 Billion A Year To Power Overhauled Siri appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    DJI Osmo Mobile 8 Launches In Malaysia; Priced At RM569
    DJI has officially launched its Osmo Mobile 8 smartphone gimbal in Malaysia. The device initially made its debut in China last month, introducing numerous upgrades including 360-degree rotation, improved tracking features, and more. To recap, the DJI Osmo Mobile 8 retains the brand’s signature 3-axis stabilisation but now introduces unlimited 360-degree horizontal rotation, enabling smooth […] The post DJI Osmo Mobile 8 Launches In Malaysia; Priced At RM569 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Volvo ES90 Spotted In Malaysia Ahead Of Expected 2026 Launch
    The Volvo ES90 has been spotted in Malaysia roads, confirming its local debut early next year. It was sighted near Volvo Car Malaysia’s (VCM) headquarters in Section 13, Petaling Jaya. Although the vehicle was still covered in delivery wraps, its three-box silhouette and the outline of the distinctive C-shaped taillights unveiled its identity.  The sighting came to […] The post Volvo ES90 Spotted In Malaysia Ahead Of Expected 2026 Launch appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )

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    Stablecoin Adoption 2025: Inside the Internet’s New Settlement Layer
    Stablecoins reached $316B in market cap and $1.25T in monthly volume. Explore how they are reshaping the global financial stack.  ( 8 min )
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    StatusGator Alternative in 2025: Why IT Managers Pick IsDown
    Are you evaluating StatusGator alternatives for your organization? As an IT manager responsible for maintaining service reliability and minimizing downtime impact, choosing the right status page aggregator is critical to your operations. This comprehensive guide explores IsDown as a StatusGator alternative, providing detailed comparisons to help you make an informed decision. Before diving into the StatusGator alternative comparison, let's establish why status page aggregation has become essential for modern IT operations. Today's IT infrastructure relies on dozens or even hundreds of third-party services. From cloud providers like AWS and Azure to communication tools like Slack and Zoom, to payment processors like Stripe—each service represents a potential point of failure. When these se…  ( 16 min )
    Comment j'ai arrêté de redessiner l'univers : une histoire d'abonnements atomiques dans React
    Comment j'ai construit l'animation du logo Quo.js avec un moteur externe à React, des souscriptions atomiques dans React, et presque aucun code répétitif. TL;DR : J'ai transformé un PNG statique du logo Quo.js en centaines de cercles SVG animés qui s'assemblent, se dispersent autour de la souris et reviennent en douceur — le tout en React 19 + TypeScript utilisant @quojs/core et @quojs/react. L'astuce consiste à exécuter un petit moteur complètement en dehors de React, en diffusant des mises à jour d'état groupées dans un store Quo.js, puis en effectuant le rendu avec des souscriptions atomiques dans React afin que l'interface utilisateur ne soit re-rendue que lorsque les coordonnées d'un cercle spécifique changent réellement. Technologies : React 19, TypeScript, Vite, SVG État : @quoj…  ( 12 min )
    Software Engineering vs AI Engineering
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    Rethinking Vibe Coding: A Skeptic's Field Notes
    I’ll admit, I've in the past had a negative reaction to the term vibe coding. (And in some circumstances, I still do.) It often brought to mind an engineer carelessly committing code that’s buggy or inefficient without proper checks. My perspective changed after our conversation with Keith Ballinger, VP and General Manager at Google Cloud on episode 6 of the Agent Factor podcast. He showed us that his approach to vibe coding isn't about chaos; it's about a surprisingly structured template that turns a vague 'vibe' into a concrete plan. Demo: Vibe coding a command line Markdown viewer with the Gemini CLI My biggest takeaway is that vibe coding is more nuanced than I first thought. I now see its value on a spectrum: it's a powerful tool for exploration when you're in unfamiliar territory, an…  ( 10 min )
    Coding Challenge Practice - Question 46
    The task is to implement interval which emits sequential numbers every specified period of time. The boilerplate code: function interval(period) { // your code here } The function takes one argument - period, which is the time interval between emissions. The function returns a new Observable. When the Observable is subscribed to, an observer object that defines what to do when a new value is emitted is returned let count = 0; const id = setInterval(() => observer(count++), period) The count starts at 0. At every period, setInterval runs observer(count++), and the subscriber receives a new value. When the subscription to the Observable ends, the timer is stopped return { unsubcribe() { clearInterval(id) } } The final code function interval(period) { // your code here return new Observable(observer => { let count = 0; const id = setInterval(() => observer(count++), period) return{ unsubscribe() { clearInterval(id) } } }) } That's all folks!  ( 6 min )
    Unlocking Logic's Secrets: BoolSkeleton – Streamlining Boolean Networks for Peak Performance by Arvind Sundararajan
    Unlocking Logic's Secrets: BoolSkeleton – Streamlining Boolean Networks for Peak Performance Imagine untangling a massive circuit diagram, where countless pathways obscure the core logic. This is the reality when optimizing complex Boolean networks. The same functional behavior can be achieved with vastly different network structures, creating redundancy and hindering performance. That's where BoolSkeleton comes in. It's a novel approach to simplify Boolean networks by identifying and eliminating redundant elements while preserving critical functionality. Think of it like pruning a tree: removing extraneous branches to allow the essential ones to thrive. The core of BoolSkeleton lies in strategically reducing the network. It classifies network nodes based on their roles in the overall lo…  ( 7 min )
    Will Developers Survive AI Takeover? Part 4: The Popstar Developer
    Table of Contents Previously in the Series Rockstar Developer 🎸 Popstar Developer 🪩 What Goes Into Understanding a New Technology Same Applies to LLMs and Their Versions When Does It Actually Make Sense to Go All In on New Tech? Be Extra Cautious When Your Decision Might Affect Others Make Sure You Pick Tech for Long-Term Use You Don't Have to Pick Sides, Don't Label Yourself Conclusion Last time, we dove into what it really means to stay old school in this chaotic, AI-powered era and the pros and cons that come with it. Catch up on the full article here: Will Developers Survive AI Takeover? Part 3: What Happens If You Stay Old School? Giorgi Kobaidze ・ Nov 1 #ai #machinelearning #discuss #career We discovered that being too cool for school and proudly s…  ( 12 min )
    Effective Terraforming: Secrets of the Pros
    Picture this: You're staring at a 3000-line Terraform file at 2 AM, wondering why your simple VPC deployment is taking 45 minutes and why changing one variable broke half your infrastructure. Sound familiar? 🤔 Welcome to the wonderful world of Infrastructure as Code gone wrong! But fear not, dear reader. After 20 years of watching developers turn elegant infrastructure into digital spaghetti, I'm here to share the secret sauce that separates the Terraform wizards from the mere mortals. Today, we're diving deep into the art of writing efficient, maintainable Terraform code that won't make your future self (or your teammates) want to throw their laptop out the window. Let's transform your infrastructure from a house of cards into a solid foundation that scales! 🏗️ Remember that colleague w…  ( 9 min )
    Laravel Log Cleaner v2.0 - Memory-Efficient Log Management with Compression & Backup
    Laravel Log Cleaner v2.0 - Memory-Efficient Log Management The Problem 🔥 We've all been there: your Laravel app runs fine for weeks, then suddenly your server runs out of disk space. You SSH in, check the logs folder, and find a 5GB laravel.log file. Sound familiar? Log files can grow out of control fast, especially in production. But clearing them manually is risky, and heavy monitoring tools like Telescope can slow down your app or even crash your server. I built Laravel Log Cleaner to solve this exact problem. Version 2.0 just launched with major improvements: 🧠 Memory-efficient processing - handles multi-GB files without crashing 📦 Compression support - archive old logs instead of deleting 🔒 Backup creation - never lose important data 🎯 Log level filtering - keep only…  ( 10 min )
    Detached agent chains that work like people do
    Most AI deployments wait for a prompt. Real operations do not. A manager defines a goal, delegates work, and people go collect facts, make decisions, and return results. What we need is AI agents that have an intent and initiate conversations with a goal. The system below mirrors that familiar pattern with task templates, action chains, a watchdog that moves work forward, and scout agents that initiate conversations. It is simple to describe, strong in practice, and it scales. Everything described here is doable with existing technologies. Let's look at the main components that make up such a system: A task template is the starting point. It contains an action chain plus basic metadata like name and description. Task Templates are executed by an event, on a schedule, when criteria are met,…  ( 11 min )
    Why Business Central’s Standard BOM Setup Falls Short for Complex Configurations
    Manufacturers using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central are familiar with the challenges of setting up Bills of Materials (BOMs) and routings. For straightforward products, the standard functionality works. For configurable products with multiple options, dependencies, and variations, the standard setup creates unnecessary complexity. Business Central’s standard BOM and routing tools introduce bottlenecks: Excessive BOMs – Every variation requires a separate BOM, creating an overwhelming library to maintain. Manual entry – Sales and planning teams manually enter routing steps, material requirements, and pricing for each configuration. Frequent errors – Missing updates to a routing step or cost value lead to inaccurate production plans and incorrect quotes. Inefficient quoting – T…  ( 7 min )
    How to Extend WPGraphQL with Custom Types and Resolvers in PHP WordPress
    Getting deeper into WordPress development recently, I explored how to work with WPGraphQL in order to expose custom data and operations through GraphQL. I came across a highly detailed guide titled How to Extend WPGraphQL with Custom Types and Resolvers in PHP in WordPress What stood out immediately is how it speaks not just about the “how” but also the “why”: you’ll often need to expose new object types (using register_graphql_object_type), add custom fields to existing types (register_graphql_field), hook into the graphql_register_types action and implement resolvers that handle PHP logic for returning data. In many real‑world sites, you might have custom database tables or external APIs, and the guide shows you how to tie them into your WPGraphQL schema. In my own tests, I created a small plugin—basic structure, namespace, autoloading with Composer—and followed the pattern: register custom type, add a resolver that fetches meta‑fields or external data, and then query it via GraphiQL. Suddenly I could ask for data that wasn’t part of standard Posts or Users, but bespoke to my project. The learning curve was real, but the insight you gain is significant: you move from “WordPress + GraphQL plugin” to “WordPress as headless CMS with custom API surface”. If you’re working on a medium‑sized project, want to build a bespoke front‑end (e.g., Next.js, React) backed by WordPress, or simply hope to future‑proof your site’s data layer, this kind of customization is where modern WP development is going.  ( 6 min )
    Awesome FFmpeg Tricks for Video and Audio Manipulation
    FFmpeg is the swiss army knife of multimedia processing. It’s a free and open-source command-line tool that can handle virtually any video or audio format. Whether you're a developer, a content creator, or just someone who wants to have more control over their media files, FFmpeg is an essential tool to have in your arsenal. Here are some awesome tricks to get you started. Before you start manipulating a file, you can get detailed information about it, including its codecs, resolution, and duration. ffmpeg -i input.mp4 One of the most basic and useful features of FFmpeg is format conversion. To convert a video from .mov to .mp4: ffmpeg -i input.mov output.mp4 To extract the audio from a video and save it as an MP3: ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vn -ar 44100 -ac 2 -ab 192k -f mp3 output.mp3 Easily cut a video to a specific length by providing a start time and an end time. ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -ss 00:00:10 -to 00:00:40 -c copy output.mp4 Using -c copy is a great trick because it avoids re-encoding the video, which is much faster and preserves the original quality. Animated GIFs are a great way to share short video clips. FFmpeg makes creating them a breeze. ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -ss 00:00:10 -t 5 -vf "fps=10,scale=320:-1:flags=lanczos" output.gif This command creates a 5-second GIF starting at the 10-second mark, with a frame rate of 10 fps and a width of 320 pixels. Need to grab some frames from a video? FFmpeg can do that too. ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -r 1 -f image2 image-%3d.png This command will extract one frame every second and save it as a PNG image with a numbered sequence (image-001.png, image-002.png, etc.). These are just a handful of the many tricks you can perform with FFmpeg. It’s a deep and powerful tool, and the best way to learn is to experiment. For more information, you can always consult the extensive official documentation. Happy encoding!  ( 7 min )
    FPGA_Part_03
    En son postta yüklediğim göselde ne olduğunu ve nasıl çalıştığını bilmediğim MUX lar hakkında araştırma yaptım ve seçenek seçici gibi düşünebiliriz. 2x1, 4x1, 8x1... gibi artan türleri var. Aslında binary bit sistemine göre seçeneği seçiyor. Örnek vermek gerekirse 4x1 MUX un 2 tane seçim pini var ve bunlarla 00 01 10 11 kombinosyanları ile I0, I1, I2, I3 inputlarından istediğimizi çıkışa verebiliyoruz. 4x1 MUX: 8x1 MUX: NESO Academy'nin içeriğinden MUX ları fonksiyonlarda kullanmayı anlatan ders: NESO Academy'nin Playlist linki  ( 6 min )
    Ringer Movies: The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 6 - 'Mulholland Drive’
    No. 6: Mulholland Drive Sean and Amanda dive into David Lynch’s surreal tour de force, applauding Naomi Watts’s haunting breakout turn and the endless conspiracy theories that keep fans talking. They celebrate how the film seamlessly blends Hollywood glamour, European dream logic, Americana oddities, and a dose of sinister outsider art into one unforgettable cinematic puzzle. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator 2 - Caravan of Garbage
    Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage Review After the original Predator’s jungle smackdown, Predator 2 landed in 1990, swapping Schwarzenegger for Danny Glover and a sun-baked, crime-ridden L.A. heat wave. You get a slicker, meaner Predator stalking city streets, plus a surprise Gary Busey cameo to spice things up. Caravan of Garbage’s rundown praises the fresh setting and new villain while warning it’s a different beast than the first film. If you’re cool with less jungle and more urban chaos, it’s a fun ride. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Deleting GitHub Repositories Without Prompt: A Guide to Automated Cleanup
    Managing numerous GitHub repositories can sometimes be a chore, especially when you need to clean up a large number of old projects, test repositories, or deprecated forks. Manually deleting each repository through the web interface or even interactively via the GitHub CLI (gh) can be time-consuming and repetitive. This guide will show you how to automate the process of deleting multiple GitHub repositories using a simple bash script combined with the powerful GitHub CLI, all without being prompted for confirmation for each deletion. ⚠️ WARNING: This script performs destructive actions. Repositories deleted are gone forever. Always double-check your list of repositories before running any deletion script. It is highly recommended to test this process on dummy repositories first. Before you…  ( 8 min )
    From student to developer - How open source can launch your career
    You might still be a student, still learning, or still wondering where you belong in tech. You scroll through GitHub, see contributors building amazing things, and it feels like they are miles ahead. But here is the truth: every great developer you admire once made their first pull request too. And that first contribution was not their end point. It was their beginning. Hacktoberfest is a month-long celebration of open source. Each October, developers from all over the world make their first contributions, fixing bugs, improving documentation, or adding new features to projects that anyone can use. For many, it is their first step into real-world collaboration. It is how they gain hands-on experience, connect with other developers, and start building the foundation of their career…  ( 8 min )
    The future of coding: Cursor, AI, and the rise of backend automation with Appwrite
    The way we build software is evolving quickly. AI-driven tools like Cursor are changing how developers write code, while backend platforms like Appwrite are changing how infrastructure is managed. Together, they are shaping a new era of development focused on automation, speed, and intelligence. In this new ecosystem, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers act as the missing bridge between these tools, allowing editors like Cursor to talk directly to platforms such as Appwrite. Cursor is often described as “the best way to code with AI.” (cursor.com) It combines the familiarity of a code editor with the intelligence of an AI pair programmer. As Datacamp explains: Cursor takes this a step further by directly integrating with the code editor, eliminating the need to switch between the editor a…  ( 8 min )
    Dr. Strangepie or: How I Learned to Stop Resisting and Love Expo
    In October 2024, I started a new role at Pie, a Chicago-based company that is building a platform that makes it easier for people to find things to do and make memories with friends. I was excited to join Pie for a few reasons: In-person culture After working remotely for 5 years, I was looking for a position that gave some face-to-face time Values alignment Pie's mission to cure loneliness was something that resonated with me, personally Stack alignment I had been working exclusively with React Native for years, and I was excited to continue that when building this product The people they're pretty cool, I guess I remember when I started, the only downside that I thought was going to be a point of frustration was that the existing React Native app was built with Expo. As a social media…  ( 8 min )
    sshOuroboros multiplayer game in goLang with ssh, and the story.
    GIMME THE MEAT sshOurboros -- multiplayer game where snake eats itself and grows To play go here ssh web2u.org -p6996 The Rules: The goal is to claim the most space Secondary goal is to kill as many other Ourboroses as you can The how: To claim space you need to either eat your own tail or reach tiles you've already claimed, To kill other snakes you hit their tails To watch out: Other players can kill you by hitting your exposed tail Other players can take your tiles. The source: https://github.com/MShel/sshOuroboros/tree/main When you Sign Up to the game you are presented with 254 Ansi colorsor maybe less if there are active players in the game right now. we have in terminal - (void color + wall color). But now that you've signed up there are players there! What the heck?…  ( 9 min )
    I Built an Open-Source Task Timer Widget for Windows — and Published It on Microsoft Store
    Hi everyone! 👋 I'm Melih — a software engineer, author, and composer from Türkiye. Recently, I built a small open-source Windows widget to help me (and hopefully others) stay focused on their current task. The app simply shows what you’re currently working on and how long you’ve been on it — right on your desktop. It’s minimal, always visible, and helps you track time without switching windows. C# + WinUI 3 MVVM pattern Local data persistence (no online sync, everything stays on your PC) Lightweight design with almost zero CPU usage I wanted something that runs natively on Windows, blends in visually, and doesn’t distract me — so I decided to build it myself. You can now download it directly from the Microsoft Store: 👉 Task Timer Widget — Microsoft Store And of course, it’s open source: 🔗 GitHub Repository I used many productivity tools (ActivityWatch, WakaTime, etc.), but I wanted something that stays always visible and shows just one thing: what I’m doing right now. This small widget helps me stay mindful of my current focus — especially while coding or composing music. Thanks for reading! If you try it out, I’d love to hear your feedback — both on the app and the code. Stay focused! 💻🎵  ( 7 min )
    Qwen Image Models Training - 0 to Hero Level Tutorial - LoRA & Fine Tuning - Base & Edit Model
    Qwen Image Models Training - 0 to Hero Level Tutorial - LoRA & Fine Tuning - Base & Edit Model Full tutorial link > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPX3eBTuO_Y This is a full comprehensive step-by-step tutorial for how to train Qwen Image models. This tutorial covers how to do LoRA training and full Fine-Tuning / DreamBooth training on Qwen Image models. It covers both the Qwen Image base model and the Qwen Image Edit Plus 2509 model. This tutorial is the product of 21 days of full R&D, costing over $800 in cloud services to find the best configurations for training. Furthermore, we have developed an amazing, ultra-easy-to-use Gradio app to use the legendary Kohya Musubi Tuner trainer with ease. You will be able to train locally on your Windows computer with GPUs with as …  ( 8 min )
    Como parei de re-renderizar o universo: Uma história de assinaturas atômicas no React
    Como construí a animação do logo do Quo.js com um Engine fora do React, assinaturas atômicas dentro do React, e quase zero boilerplate. TL;DR: Transformei um PNG estático do logo do Quo.js em centenas de círculos SVG animados que se montam, se dispersam ao redor do mouse, e deslizam de volta para casa — tudo em React 19 + TypeScript usando @quojs/core e @quojs/react. O truque é rodar um pequeno Engine completamente fora do React, transmitir atualizações de estado em lotes para uma store do Quo.js, e então renderizar com assinaturas atômicas no React para que a UI só re-renderize quando as coordenadas de um círculo específico realmente mudem. Tech: React 19, TypeScript, Vite, SVG State: @quojs/core e @quojs/react O que NÃO é usado: three.js, WebGL, WebGPU. Isso é puro DOM/SVG + requestAnima…  ( 12 min )
    Production-Grade AI Agents: Architecture Patterns That Actually Work
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    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator 2 - Caravan of Garbage
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    Cómo dejé de re-renderizar el universo: Una historia de suscripciones atómicas en React
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    How I built the Quo.js logo animation with an Engine outside React, atomic subscriptions inside React, and almost zero boilerplate. TL;DR: I turned a static PNG of Quo.js logo into hundreds of animated SVG circles that assemble, disperse around the mouse, and glide home — all in React 19 + TypeScript using @quojs/core@0.2.0 and @quojs/react@0.2.0. The trick is running a small Engine completely outside React, streaming batched state updates into a Quo.js store, and then rendering with atomic subscriptions in React so the UI only re-renders when a specific circle’s coordinates actually change. Tech: React 19, TypeScript, Vite, SVG State: @quojs/core@0.2.0 and [@quojs/react@0.2.0](https://github.com/quojs/quojs/blob/main/packages/react/README.md_**What’s not used**: three.js, WebGL, WebGP…  ( 11 min )
    How Hidden Code Decides Who's in Charge: The Silent Governance of AI Through Function-Calling Schemas
    Defaults, validators, and signatures look like harmless code—but they quietly decide who holds power inside every AI system. When people discuss AI governance, they imagine committees, ethical frameworks, or international regulations designed to keep technology under control. They picture debates about transparency, accountability, and the moral boundaries of automation. Yet few realize that actual authority often lives in a far quieter place: a small file written in JSON, hidden deep inside an API call. That file, the function-calling schema, determines what the model can and cannot do. It specifies which parameters must be included, which values are valid, and what happens when the operator leaves something blank. The study Function-Calling Schemas as De Facto Governance: Measuring Agency Reallocation through a Compiled Rule introduces the Agency Reallocation Index (ARI), a quantitative method that measures how schemas redistribute control among the operator (human intent), the model (synthetic reasoning), and the tool (external system). In healthcare, a validator that enforces "age ≥ 18" silently excludes minors from automatic triage. Every validator is a clause, every default is a precedent. The schema is not after the decision; it is the decision. Full paper (Zenodo): https://zenodo.org/records/17533080 Executable Power: Syntax as Infrastructure in Predictive Societies -  https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15754714 AI and Syntactic Sovereignty -  https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5276879 The Grammar of Objectivity -  *https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5319520 Author website: https://www.agustinvstartari.com  SSRN Author Page: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=7639915  Series: AI & Power Discourse Quarterly (ISSN 3080–9789) I do not use artificial intelligence to write what I do not know.  I use it to challenge what I know.  I write to reclaim the voice in an age of automated neutrality.  My work is not outsourced. It is authored.- Agustin V. Startari  ( 9 min )
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    Web Developer Travis McCracken on API Gateway Design with Rust and Go
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    Automate Your Tech Blog: 10 Free AI Tools to Save You Hours
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    How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping Food Production and Delivery
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    Sector HQ Weekly Digest - November 5, 2025
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    The Best U.S. Financial Websites for Everyday Investors
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    Welcome Thread - v350
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    Vibe Coding Vibe Deployment: The Next Big DevOps Shift
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    LitmusChaos October Highlights - Hacktoberfest, Meetups & More!
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    Building an AI-Powered E-Commerce Platform with Rich UI Rendering
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    DevSecOps Is Broken (and We All Kinda Know It)
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    ⚔️ “Flutter vs React Native 2025: Who Wins the Cross-Platform War?”
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    I built a fast, distraction-free online Image Crop Tool
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less
    CinemaSins takes on one of the biggest genre hits of the year in “Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less,” piling on playful “sins” for Halloween fun and pointing fans to their main site and YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork). They’re also calling on viewers to join the conversation—fill out their poll, support the team on Patreon, and stay in the loop via their Linktree, Discord, Reddit, and social feeds—while shouting out their crack writing squad. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Mastering Custom Hooks in React: A Developer's Guide
    React hooks revolutionized how we write components. But the true power of this system unfolds when you move beyond the built-in hooks and start creating your own. Custom hooks are the most important pattern for sharing stateful logic between components, and mastering them is a key step in becoming a proficient React developer. This guide covers how to build them, when they are necessary, and—just as importantly—when to avoid them, with advanced tips integrated throughout. A custom hook is simply a JavaScript function whose name starts with use and that calls other hooks. That's it. It's a convention that allows you to extract component logic into a reusable function. Let's start by identifying a piece of logic we might want to reuse. A common scenario is managing a boolean toggle state. Be…  ( 8 min )
    Understanding the Impact of Edge Computing on Real-Time Applications
    In the ever-evolving world of technology, one term that has steadily been gaining traction is edge computing. With the growing need for faster, more reliable data processing, edge computing promises to revolutionize how we interact with technology—particularly in real-time applications. But what exactly does this mean? And how does it affect industries and applications where split-second decisions are crucial? Let’s dive into this game-changing technology, how it works, and why it’s becoming the backbone of modern, real-time systems. To understand edge computing, imagine you’re on a video call. The video and audio signals are processed on your phone or laptop, right? But what if every time you spoke, that data had to travel halfway around the world to a data center for processing before co…  ( 9 min )
    Infrastructure Sovereignty and the AI-Proof Skill Stack: What the OpenAI-AWS Deal Reveals About Future-Proof Careers
    Timestamp: Oct 30, 2025 +96hrs When OpenAI committed $38 billion to AWS over seven years, the tech press framed it as a cloud migration story. But infrastructure deals at this scale aren't about servers—they're about narrative control. Whoever owns the compute stack shapes what AI can say, build, and refuse. This isn't just a story about OpenAI and AWS. It's a story about how infrastructure shapes cognition, how deployment logic becomes editorial logic, and what skills persist when everything else automates. This article does two things: Analyzes the strategic and technical implications of the OpenAI-AWS pact Maps those implications to the skills that remain valuable—foundational, even—as AI saturates every layer of the economy Let's start with the deal itself. Multi-cloud resilience …  ( 12 min )
    Building a High-Availability Azure Blob Storage for a Public Website
    Introduction As company website grows globally, the demand for fast, reliable access to product images, videos, marketing materials, and customer success stories continues to rise. To meet this challenge, I completed a lab in the Azure portal to configure a highly available blob storage solution with public access, versioning, and recovery features. What You’ll Learn How to create a high-availability Azure Storage Account How to configure anonymous public access for website content How to create and manage a blob container How to enable soft delete and restore deleted files How to enable blob versioning and recover previous versions Step-by-Step Lab Instructions 1. Create a storage account to support the public website. In the portal, search for and select Storage accounts. Select + Cr…  ( 8 min )
    A Privacy-First AI Voice Cloning Tool with Local LLMs
    TL;DR: I built a 100% private AI tool that learns your writing style and generates content that sounds like you wrote it - all running locally on your machine with no data sent to the cloud. As someone who writes a lot - tweets, emails, blog posts, documentation - I noticed I was spending hours crafting messages in my personal voice. AI tools like ChatGPT can write, sure, but they sound... robotic. Generic. Not me. I wanted something that could: Learn my unique writing style Generate content that sounds indistinguishable from what I'd write Run 100% locally for complete privacy Work with any type of writing samples (tweets, emails, blog posts) So I built CloneWriter - an AI voice cloning tool powered by local LLMs via Ollama. Here's what I used to build this: Next.js 14 (App Router) - For …  ( 13 min )
    Process Bottleneck Breakthrough: AI-Powered Outcome Prediction
    Process Bottleneck Breakthrough: AI-Powered Outcome Prediction Tired of generic process models that don't reflect reality? Imagine trying to improve a factory line using a blueprint that ignores critical defects or inefficiencies. Current process mining often misses vital insights by treating all process executions as equal, masking the true drivers of success and failure. The game-changer? Outcome-aware process discovery. By leveraging advanced rule-learning techniques, we can now analyze event logs and automatically identify key differences between desired and undesired process executions. This allows us to build separate, focused process models that clearly highlight the distinct patterns driving positive and negative outcomes. Think of it like sorting apples: Instead of just creating…  ( 7 min )
    My DevOps Journey: Part 13 - AWS S3 Essentials: The Backbone of Cloud Storage
    In the last blog (Day 12), I explored how networking in AWS forms the foundation for secure and scalable compute - using VPCs, Subnets, Gateways, and Security Layers. But then I faced a new challenge: "Where do I keep the data that shouldn't vanish after my EC2 shuts down?" That's when I discovered Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) - the unsung hero of the cloud. S3 Buckets and Objects Regions S3 Storage Classes Versioning Access Control Buckets and Keys S3 Data Consistency Models Object Lifecycle Management Encryption And I'll share how I applied these in my AWS Sandbox project Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is AWS's object storage platform - used to store any amount of data, anywhere, at any time. Unlike local drives or block storage, S3 isn't tied to an instance - it's global, du…  ( 9 min )
    Don't nuke your test ENVs
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    Between Rules and Meaning: Building a Website That Understands Language
    When I started working on a grammar checking website, I thought the problem was mostly about syntax. I soon realized it was more about the tension between rules, meaning, and performance. Looking at existing grammar checkers, each one reflects a different philosophy: Grammarly focuses on communication optimization. It combines a large rule set with transformer-based contextual ranking, performing well for tone adaptation but sometimes normalizing unique writing styles. LanguageTool leans on interpretable, rule-based patterns. Its XML-defined rules are easy to debug and extend, but struggle with nonstandard syntax or mixed-tone sentences. DeepL Write emphasizes fluency, often rephrasing entire sentences rather than flagging discrete grammar points. It feels natural but can overwrite sub…  ( 7 min )
    Tux-GPT: A Command-Line AI Assistant Built for Your Terminal
    If you love living inside the terminal but still want the reach of GPT models at your fingertips, let me introduce the latest release of Tux-GPT. It’s a command-line assistant (not a persistent background agent) that gives you conversational help, code guidance, and shell-ready automations without breaking your flow. If you ask me, I’d say this is like a lite version of the Codex client. Terminal-native experience: prompts, responses, and formatting stay inside your shell (rendered with rich). Context-aware conversations: history and preferences live in ~/.config/tux-gpt/, so the CLI remembers your last 20 exchanges. System-aware commands: at startup, Tux-GPT inspects the host OS (distro, architecture, version) so suggestions match your environment. Flexible interaction modes: free-form ch…  ( 7 min )
    Building TransMonkey: Lessons Learned from Creating an AI Translation Platform
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    The Secret Life of Python: The Executor - Running Blocking Code Without Blocking
    Timothy found Margaret reviewing performance metrics, looking troubled. "I've built this beautiful async system," he said, "but I need to integrate with an old library that does synchronous file processing. When I call it, my entire event loop freezes. Everything stops until the blocking operation completes." Margaret nodded knowingly. "You need an Executor. Think of it as hiring temporary workers who handle blocking tasks in separate threads or processes, so your main async workflow keeps flowing smoothly." Timothy showed Margaret his broken async system: import asyncio import time def blocking_file_operation(filename): """Legacy function that blocks for 3 seconds""" print(f"Starting blocking operation on {filename}") time.sleep(3) # Simulates slow I/O print(f"Finished b…  ( 17 min )
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    Building Definition Bot: Thinking Simple, Building Smart
    As part of the HNG Internship, The stage 3 task for backend was to build AI agents, So I decided to take on something small but meaningful — a project that would stretch my creativity, logic, and ability to ship something functional in a short time. That’s how Definition Bot was born. The Idea The idea behind Definition Bot is simple: Type a word, and the bot instantly gives you its definition. No distractions, no complex commands — just quick, helpful definitions. I’ve always believed that simplicity is powerful. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel to learn or build something impactful. The goal of this project was to keep things minimal yet purposeful — focusing more on clean logic and easy usability rather than heavy architecture. The Tech The bot is built entirely with TypeScript, ensuring strong typing, better structure, and maintainable code. To power the AI side of the bot, I experimented with Mastra AI, which made handling definitions and language understanding smoother. It’s a lightweight integration that adds a layer of intelligence without complicating the setup. By combining simple logic with a touch of AI, Definition Bot can respond quickly and accurately to definition requests — all while being open, transparent, and easy to extend. Why It Matters This project wasn’t just about building a bot — it was about learning how to think. As developers, we often chase complexity, but during the HNG internship, I’ve realized that thinking simple often leads to better solutions. It’s about focusing on the user’s need and removing unnecessary noise. Check it Out You can explore the code, contribute, or try it out Here: Closing Thoughts Definition Bot may be a small project, but it represents a bigger mindset — start small, think clearly, and build with purpose. Every big step starts with a simple idea, and for me, this was one of those steps. Here’s to learning, building, and growing through HNG  ( 7 min )
    Load Balancing 100,000 WebSockets (and Somehow Surviving It)
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    Reinventing Kubernetes in 2025: a post-mortem of my “simple” stack
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    🎥 Singleton Design Pattern video just dropped!
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    WSL2 e Docker sem Docker Desktop: configurando NAT e acesso localhost manualmente
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    Daily Artificial Intelligence Digest - Nov 05, 2025
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    Spiking Neural Networks: The Next Leap in AI Power Efficiency by Arvind Sundararajan
    Spiking Neural Networks: The Next Leap in AI Power Efficiency Tired of your AI apps draining your phone battery? Imagine running complex machine learning models on a tiny, low-power device without sacrificing performance. The secret? Ditching traditional artificial neural networks (ANNs) for something that mimics the human brain's efficiency: Spiking Neural Networks. Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) are a new breed of AI that operates using short bursts of signals, or "spikes," much like our neurons. Instead of constantly processing information, they only fire when necessary, dramatically reducing energy consumption. Think of it like a light switch versus a dimmer: ANNs are always on, while SNNs only flip on when they need to react, like how neurons in your brain conserve energy until stim…  ( 7 min )
    Angular & RxJS in 2025: The Expert’s Playbook (Signals, RxJS 8, and Interop)
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    6 habits every computer science student must have
    If you are a computer science student or plan to start studying something related to this field, consider the following habits As a student (especially a freshman) you’ll need to use Python, Java, C++, and even Assembly (yes, that). You might think, “I’ll never use this later” ha! But you will. Programming daily, even for just 30 minutes, builds the logical and abstract thinking muscles you’ll need for every other topic in CS: algorithms, data structures, operating systems, AI, all of it. Do it consistently, and you’ll find yourself coding 3 to 5 hours a day without noticing, as if you were already working in tech. Reading code is how you develop taste. It’s how you recognize elegant logic, proper naming, and good software architecture. Read other people’s GitHub repositories. Look at open…  ( 8 min )
    Microsoft just updated code signing rules for #msdyn365BC
    If you're publishing .app files: New certs need secure hardware (Azure Key Vault or FIPS USB). ❌ No valid signature = No AppSource Even on-prem needs explicit skip Options: Full guide: 👉 Sign an app package file — Business Central | Microsoft Learn  ( 6 min )
    📊🔍 OpenSearch Dashboards: Optimizing Massive Data Queries (Big Data) with Asynchronous Search
    Working with logs, telemetry, or large-scale datasets in OpenSearch can result in slow and heavy queries. This guide covers everything a Tech Lead needs to know about optimizing searches using the Asynchronous Search API in OpenSearch Dashboards. OpenSearch consists of: Cluster → group of nodes that store and process data. Shards → distributed index fragments. Dashboards → visualization interface and REST Dev Tools. Plugins → extensions such as Security, Reports, and Asynchronous Search. The asynchronous search (_plugins/_asynchronous_search) executes queries in the background, allowing progress tracking, cancellation, or retrieval without blocking the client. Simplified flow: [Dashboards / API] ↓ POST /_plugins/_asynchronous_search ↓ → Cluster processes the query in the background …  ( 8 min )
    While Everyone Argues About AI Regulation, Data Is the Real Wild West
    Last month, Colorado's AI Act went into full effect. California's considering similar legislation. New York has its own version in committee. Meanwhile, Sam Altman sat across from Brad Gerstner and said something quietly alarming: "I don't know how we're supposed to comply with that Colorado law. I would love them to tell us what we're supposed to do." Not "we disagree with it." Not "it's too burdensome." Simply: we don't know what compliance even means. This same week, OpenAI released a new licensing framework positioning themselves as more responsible, less "edgy." They can write compliance-shaped language. They can commit to trying harder. But operational clarity on HOW to comply with Colorado's specific requirements? That's the gap Sam's describing. You can promise to be good without k…  ( 13 min )
    How to Choose the Right Tech Stack for Your SaaS (Without Overthinking It)
    Picking a tech stack for your SaaS can feel like walking into a buffet with 100 dishes — everything looks good, but choosing feels impossible. Should you go Next.js or React? MongoDB or PostgreSQL? Supabase or Firebase? And what if you pick wrong? Relax — this isn’t marriage. It’s more like dating your tools. You can switch later, but the goal is to start with a stack that helps you move fast now. Let’s break it down the simple way. Start With What You Know If your current skills were a toolbox, what’s already inside? If you’re comfortable with JavaScript, stick with a JavaScript-based stack — like Next.js + Node + MongoDB. Learning a new language while building a startup is like learning to swim during a storm — possible, but unnecessarily hard. Focus on getting your idea live first…  ( 7 min )
    Rasterizer Project - Part 4: Triceratops Wireframe
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    A new ion-based quantum computer makes error correction simpler
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    Digital Ministry To Launch National Cyber Ethics Module In Schools By 2026
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    Here’s How Touch ‘n Go Developed And Tested Its MLFF System
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    Leapmotor Teases Arrival Of B10 Electric SUV In Malaysia
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    Apple May Price MacBook With iPhone Chip Below US$1,000
    Earlier in the year, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo made the claim that Apple is looking at launching a more affordable MacBook. It is said to pack an iPhone chip rather than the usual M line to achieve this. A recent Bloomberg report looks to corroborate this, claiming that said MacBook will cost below US$1,000 (~RM4,196). Codenamed […] The post Apple May Price MacBook With iPhone Chip Below US$1,000 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    realme To Launch New C71 Configuration On 7 November For RM599
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    Anker Announces Soundcore R60i NC In Malaysia For RM189
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    WhatsApp Officially Launches App For Apple Watch
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    AI’s capacity crunch: Latency risk, escalating costs, and the coming surge-pricing breakpoint
    The latest big headline in AI isn’t model size or multimodality — it’s the capacity crunch. At VentureBeat’s latest AI Impact stop in NYC, Val Bercovici, chief AI officer at WEKA, joined Matt Marshall, VentureBeat CEO, to discuss what it really takes to scale AI amid rising latency, cloud lock-in, and runaway costs. Those forces, Bercovici argued, are pushing AI toward its own version of surge pricing. Uber famously introduced surge pricing, bringing real-time market rates to ridesharing for the first time. Now, Bercovici argued, AI is headed toward the same economic reckoning — especially for inference — when the focus turns to profitability. "We don't have real market rates today. We have subsidized rates. That’s been necessary to enable a lot of the innovation that’s been happening, but…
    The agent builder arms race continues as Google Cloud pushes deeper into orchestration and ops
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    Create a Text Editor With Go - Setup
    For a couple of months now, I've been searching for new projects to work on, where I can learn more about Go, and not really wanted to continue with Web Development. I came across a tutorial where they Build Your Own Text Editor which is using the C language. This is my attempt on porting that tutorial to Go, this will be divided in several posts that I will be publishing as I continue with the process. In this first chapter, we will be setting up the project and enter raw mode so we can build from there our text editor. Note: This project has been developed and tested on LINUX, if you'd like to port this to Mac or Windows, you are welcome to make a PR in that regard Requisites Go language: If you don't have it already installed, you can do it following the installation instructions A code editor: In this tutorial we will be using NeoVim A terminal: I will be using Alacritty Start up On your terminal we will create the project directory, and initialize the go module: mkdir kilo-go cd kilo-go go mod init github.com/alcb1310/kilo-go Note: Remember to change the module name for your own This will be a series of articles where we will be going through all the steps to code the Text Editor  ( 8 min )
    Coding Challenge Practice - Question 45
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    #From Cursor to Kiro: Building Agapai's AI-Powered WhatsApp Agents for Kiroween 🎃
    Why I'm Ditching My Old Tools for This Hackathon Hey everyone! I'm Armando Blanquicet from Colombia, and I'm beyond excited to share my journey into the Kiroween hackathon. As someone who's been invited to speak at the first Artificial Intelligence Summit in Latin America and featured in my country's official Congress magazine as a young entrepreneur, I've tried every coding tool out there. But let me tell you why Kiro is different. I've been exploring alternatives to my usual workflow—testing Cursor, Windsurf, and other AI-powered IDEs. What struck me about Kiro is how generous and focused it is on vibe coding directly. No bloat, no unnecessary complexity—just pure conversational development that actually understands what you're trying to build. For this hackathon, I'm entering the Fran…  ( 8 min )
    💀 I built a full system monitor in Bash — and fought awk along the way
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    Molecular Alchemy: AI-Powered Design of Novel Compounds by Arvind Sundararajan
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    The Problem Space: Why Modern Banking Infrastructure is Broken
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    Effortless PostgreSQL Environment in Docker For Windows
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    NDC Conferences: "Would YOU Survive the Titanic?", with ML and .NET - Simon Painter - NDC Copenhagen 2025
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    AI Evaluation: Methods, Challenges, and How Maxim AI Sets a New Standard
    Artificial intelligence lives at the heart of modern business, but how do you know if your AI models actually perform as intended? The answer lies in robust AI evaluation. Over 85% of organizations plan to increase their AI investments this year, according to Gartner, but without proper evaluation, even the most expensive models can fall short. Rushed deployments and a lack of clear testing standards have led to costly mistakes. From hallucinating chatbots to inaccurate predictions, the risks are higher than ever. Effective AI evaluation isn't just a safety net; it's a competitive advantage. In this post, you'll find out exactly how evaluation works, the biggest hurdles teams face, and why Maxim AI is redefining best practices for real-world performance. AI evaluation is the process of sys…  ( 10 min )
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    AI's Dial-Up Era
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    AI Workflow Integration: From Models to Methods, How Engineering Teams Will Change
    It’s feedback season. Calendars fill with “quick chats,” dashboards glow, and we try to stitch a quarter’s worth of activity into a clean story about impact. But 2025 brings a deeper shift: AI workflow integration. AI is moving from “use a chatbot on the side” to living inside the handoffs plan → code, code → ship, ship → learn where traceability, decisions, and outcomes actually live. Thesis: the next 12 months aren’t about picking the “best” model; they’re about embedding AI inside the workflow so the path from intent to impact is faster and more visible. When AI helps at each hop, you don’t need to perform productivity you can prove it. We already have the artifacts: OKRs, roadmaps, PRs, tickets, incidents. What we lack is low-friction stitching. The pattern that works is AI in the han…  ( 8 min )
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    8-Bit Music Theory: Analyzing why people like funk || Marvel vs Capcom 2
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less
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    Building WriteRight: My Journey Creating an AI Writing Assistant with Mastra
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    سوالايكيو: قيادة التطور الرقمي عبر كيان فينتشرز — SawaLiq IQ & Kayan Ventures
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    See stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
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    Project: Serverless Orders + Profiles
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    AI for Service: Proactive Assistance with AI Glasses
    When Your Glasses Become a Personal Assistant What if your glasses could read the room and help you before you even ask? AI for Service turns that sci‑fi dream into reality by giving AI glasses the power to notice everyday moments and jump in with useful tips. The secret lies in a clever system called Alpha‑Service, which works like a tiny brain inside the frames: it watches the world through a camera, decides the right moment to act, pulls from a memory of your habits, and delivers help in natural language. proactive. As these smart lenses learn more about you, everyday tasks become smoother, freeing your mind for the things that truly matter. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: AI for Service: Proactive Assistance with AI Glasses 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 18 min )
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    Ether's 20% Freefall Triggers $1B Liquidation Cascade as Crypto Losses Accelerate
    The correction could have more room to run, with ETH potentially falling to as low as $2,700-$2,800, 10x Research's Markus Thielen warned.  ( 31 min )
    Ripple's Stablecoin Hits $1B Milestone; Company President Discusses M&A Strategy to Fuel Growth
    The XRP creator’s stablecoin climbs the ranks faster than most, tapping into its global payments network to accelerate adoption.  ( 31 min )
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    Ripple’s unified system for payments and wealth storage may give XRP an edge with institutions eyeing real-world utility beyond speculation, said Bitnomial CEO Luke Hoersten.  ( 32 min )
    Bitcoin Plunges Below $100K for First Time Since June as Crypto Correction Worsens
    The largest crypto has now tumbled more than 20% since hitting a record high above $126,000 only one month ago.  ( 29 min )
    Appeals Court Seems Unmoved by Sam Bankman-Fried’s Claims of an Unfair Trial
    The former FTX CEO, who is currently serving a 25-year sentence for fraud, has repeatedly claimed that the crypto exchange was solvent at the time of its bankruptcy.  ( 37 min )
    Coinbase Faces Flak from Traditional Bankers on Its Push for Trust Bank Charter
    One of the biggest advocacy groups for banking in the U.S. has asked the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to dismiss Coinbase's licensing effort.  ( 32 min )
    ZKsync Proposal Aims to Tie $ZK Token to Network Revenue
    The creator behind the layer-2 has unveiled a proposal to transform its $ZK token from a governance instrument into a token with real economic utility.  ( 32 min )
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    LINK risks falling to $14 as breakdown amid heavy volume confirmed the broader bearish structure.  ( 30 min )
    DOGE Prints Lower-Low Sequence as $0.17 Resistance Locks In
    Trading volume surged 76% above the weekly average, indicating significant distribution rather than retail activity.  ( 31 min )
    XRP Slips to $2.25; Death-Cross Risk Builds After Whale Selling
    The move—paired with a 15% open-interest drop—keeps pressure on bulls ahead of a looming death-cross setup and a key $2.20 support retest.  ( 31 min )
    Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman Outlines 3 Ways Blockchain Can Fix Finance
    Friedman sees post-trade streamlining, collateral mobility and better payments as key blockchain breakthroughs.  ( 31 min )
    Bitcoin Careens Toward $100K as Morning Bounce Fails
    Ether, XRP, dogecoin and solana are all lower by 15%-20% over the past week.  ( 29 min )
    Chainlink Introduces CRE to Fast-Track Institutional Tokenization
    CRE enables smart contracts that work across blockchains and tap into legacy financial messaging standards, with access to Chainlink's services.  ( 30 min )
    Olas Launches Pearl v1, the First 'AI Agent App Store'
    The new platform lets users own and control autonomous artificial intelligence agents, aiming to shift power from centralized AI providers to individuals.  ( 30 min )
    HBAR Drops 4.2% to $0.173 as ETF Buzz Fades on Technical Selling
    HBAR slid 4.2% as heavy technical selling erased ETF-driven gains, with traders prioritizing short-term chart signals over long-term optimism.  ( 31 min )
    Toncoin Falls Below $2 as Broader Market Conditions Weigh on Price
    The selloff was driven by heavy volume and over $1.4 billion in long position liquidations, pushing TON through several support zones.  ( 30 min )
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    XLM plunged below critical $0.2800 support amid a 483% volume surge, reinforcing its short-term downtrend and exposing the next downside target near $0.2700.  ( 31 min )
    U.S. Sanctions North Korean Bankers Over Crypto Laundering Tied to Cyberattacks
    The Treasury Department sanctioned eight individuals and two entities accused of using crypto and shell companies to funnel millions into Pyongyang’s weapons programs.  ( 31 min )
    Bitcoin Treasury Firm Bubble Comes Full Circle as Sequans Unloads BTC to Cut Debt
    Sequans sold 970 Bitcoin to redeem half of its convertible debt, reducing total liabilities from $189 million to $94.5 million.  ( 31 min )
    BNB Drops Below $950 as Market Sell-Off Deepens, Privacy Coins Surge
    BNB faces technical resistance at $1,000 and $980, with analysts watching to see if it can hold above $940, as privacy coins like DASH and Zcash outperform.  ( 31 min )
    SUI Slides as $116M DeFi Exploit Rattles Crypto Markets
    The layer-1 token broke key support levels and saw 68% above-average volume as traders dumped risk.  ( 31 min )
    Cleaning Up Crypto ATMs Isn’t Anti-Crypto
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    MARA Holdings Outlines AI and Energy Shift with MPLX LOI; Q3 Results Impress
    MPLX will supply natural gas from its Delaware Basin processing plants to MARA’s planned gas-fired power facilities.  ( 31 min )
    Bitnomial Adds RLUSD and XRP as Margin Collateral, Expanding Crypto Derivatives Offerings
    The company will become the first U.S.-regulated clearinghouse to accept stablecoins as margin collateral.  ( 30 min )
    CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Internet Computer (ICP) Leaps 38.9% as Index Declines
    Cronos (CRO) fell 3.6% and Aptos (APT) dropped 3.4%.  ( 27 min )
    Wall Street's Biggest IREN Bull Hiked Price Target to $142 After $9.7B Microsoft AI Deal
    The bitcoin miner turned AI infrastructure play received three price target raises following yesterday's news, including from Bernstein, which lifted to $125.  ( 30 min )
    Bitcoin Mining Profitability Slumps as Hashprice Falls to Multi-Month Low
    Hashprice drops to $43.1 PH/s as bitcoin’s price correction, low fees and record hash rate squeeze miners’ margins.  ( 30 min )
    Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Nears June Low as $1.4B in Liquidations Rock Altcoins
    A surging U.S. dollar and expectations of slower Fed rate cuts fueled a broad crypto sell-off, sending bitcoin and ether to multi-month lows.  ( 31 min )
    Privacy Coins Outperform as Bitcoin Price Nears June Low: Crypto Daybook Americas
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    UBS, Chainlink Execute First Onchain Tokenized Fund Redemption in $100T Market
    The transaction involved the tokenized UBS USD Money Market Investment Fund Token (uMINT) on Ethereum, with DigiFT as the onchain distributor.  ( 29 min )
    Bitcoin Nears Lowest Since June as U.S. Government Shutdown Hits Joint Longest
    The bitcoin price is approaching $103,000 as the federal shutdown ties the 2018–2019 record while dollar the strengthens and tech market futures decline.  ( 29 min )
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    XRP Nears 'Death Cross'
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    Solana's Bull Party Ends: Trendline Smashed, Fib Eyed
    The bearish momentum is increasing, according to key indicators.  ( 28 min )
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    The Federal Reserve’s 25-basis-point cut last week was widely expected, but Chair Jerome Powell’s restrained tone dampened risk appetite after he hinted that December’s cut isn’t guaranteed.  ( 31 min )
    Bitcoin’s Last Support Before $100K Breaks as 'Mag 7' Skew Flips, Oracle CDS Surges
    The decline comes amid signs of over exuberance in major tech stocks and investor angst about increased AI spending.  ( 30 min )
    Bitcoin, Ether, Solana Traders Liquidated for Over $1B as Prices Dump 5-10%
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    Dogecoin Plunges 8% as Price Action Points to Brief Technical Bounces
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    XRP Triangle Tightens as Token Falls 6%, Watch This Price Level For Further Breakdown
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    Asia Morning Briefing: BTC Tests Its Floor as Legacy Sellers Meet Macro Rotation
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    Databricks research reveals that building better AI judges isn't just a technical concern, it's a people problem
    The intelligence of AI models isn't what's blocking enterprise deployments. It's the inability to define and measure quality in the first place. That's where AI judges are now playing an increasingly important role. In AI evaluation, a "judge" is an AI system that scores outputs from another AI system.  Judge Builder is Databricks' framework for creating judges and was first deployed as part of the company's Agent Bricks technology earlier this year. The framework has evolved significantly since its initial launch in response to direct user feedback and deployments. Early versions focused on technical implementation but customer feedback revealed the real bottleneck was organizational alignment. Databricks now offers a structured workshop process that guides teams through three core challe…
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    98% of market researchers use AI daily, but 4 in 10 say it makes errors — revealing a major trust problem
    Market researchers have embraced artificial intelligence at a staggering pace, with 98% of professionals now incorporating AI tools into their work and 72% using them daily or more frequently, according to a new industry survey that reveals both the technology's transformative promise and its persistent reliability problems. The findings, based on responses from 219 U.S. market research and insights professionals surveyed in August 2025 by QuestDIY, a research platform owned by The Harris Poll, paint a picture of an industry caught between competing pressures: the demand to deliver faster business insights and the burden of validating everything AI produces to ensure accuracy. While more than half of researchers — 56% — report saving at least five hours per week using AI tools, nearly four…
    Forget Fine-Tuning: SAP’s RPT-1 Brings Ready-to-Use AI for Business Tasks
    SAP aims to displace more general large language models with the release of its own foundational “tabular” model, which the company claims will reduce training requirements for enterprises.  The model, called SAP RPT-1, is a pre-trained model with business and enterprise knowledge out of the box. SAP calls it a Relational Foundation Model, meaning it can do predictions based on relational databases even without fine-tuning or additional training. Walter Sun, SAP's global head of AI, told VentureBeat in an interview that the value of the new model lies in its ability to perform various enterprise tasks, such as predictive analytics, out of the box.  “Everyone knows about language models, and there’s a bunch of good ones that already exist,” Sun said. “But we trained the model on data on bus…
    Inside Zendesk’s dual AI leap: From reliable agents to real-time intelligence with GPT-5 and HyperArc
    Presented by Zendesk Agentic AI is currently transforming three key areas of work — creative, coding, and support — says Shashi Upadhyay, president of engineering, AI, and product at Zendesk. But he notes that support presents a distinct challenge. "Support is special because you’re putting an autonomous AI agent right in front of your customer," Upadhyay says. "You have to be confident that it’s going to do the right thing for the customer and by the customer. Every step forward in AI should make service more dependable for both customers and human agents." Zendesk, recently named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for the CRM Customer Engagement Center, started implementing AI agents about a year and a half ago. Since then, they've seen that AI agents can solve almost 80% of …
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    How __proto__, prototype, and Inheritance Actually Work in JavaScript
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    Windows 11 Finally Able To Update And Shut Down Following Overdue Bug Fix
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    Samsung ST50F, ST40F Sound Tower Now Available In Malaysia; Starts At RM1,699
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    Redmagic 11 Pro To Launch In Malaysia 6 November 2025
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    Sony Xperia 10 VII Now Available In Malaysia For RM2,199
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    Govt Studying eKYC Verification For Social Media Platforms Under Key Laws
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    The DSA Toolkit: #1 Sliding Window
    How to identify a Problem is a Sliding window problem? It is an Array or a String question. Subarray or Substring is asked in the question. Either windowSize or windowCondition is given (and the other one is asked). Identify the format of the problem: fixed-size Sliding Window or variable-sized window. Also, the window size is calculated windowSize = (j-i+1) for any interval. So, we have two types of sliding window questions: first, a fixed-sized window whose size is explicitly stated in the question; and second, a variable-sized window whose size is not specified in the question and depends on a condition given in the question. 1. Fixed-Size Sliding Window Format In these types of questions, the window size will be given in the question, and we will be asked to either minimiz…  ( 7 min )
    Building BrandGenie: An AI-Powered Brand Identity Generator with Mastra
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    Agentic Entropy-Balanced Policy Optimization
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    Introduction MoodMatch is an AI-powered agent that analyzes your emotional state and provides personalized recommendations for music, movies, and books. Built for the HNG Stage 3 Backend Task, it demonstrates the power of the A2A (Agent-to-Agent) protocol and AI integration. Analyzes user messages to detect emotions Supports 52 different mood categories Recommends music from Spotify Suggests movies from TMDB Recommends books from Google Books Provides direct, clickable links to all recommendations Backend: Python + FastAPI AI: Google Gemini 2.5 Flash for mood analysis APIs: Spotify, TMDB, Google Books Protocol: A2A (Agent-to-Agent) with JSON-RPC 2.0 Deployment: Leapcell (serverless platform) Integration: Telex.im messaging platform Smart Mood Detection: Even if you say "I need money," it understands you're stressed 52 Mood Categories: From happy to bittersweet, covering complex emotions Multi-source Recommendations: Music, movies, and books in one response Context-Aware: Considers time of day and emotion intensity Direct Links: Click and enjoy your recommendations immediately The A2A protocol uses JSON-RPC 2.0, which was new to me. Solution: Studied the spec, implemented proper request/response handling, and tested with Postman. Getting AI to map free-form text to specific moods was tricky. Solution: Used Gemini 2.5 Flash with structured output and fuzzy matching for fallback.  ( 6 min )
    Building PRRover: A FastAPI GitHub PR Reviewer with Telex A2A Integration
    I recently built PRRover, an AI-powered GitHub Pull Request reviewer that integrates seamlessly with Telex, an AI agent platform like Zapier. It uses the cutting-edge A2A (Agent-to-Agent) protocol to perform automated code reviews—analyzing security vulnerabilities, performance issues, and adherence to best practices—and delivers rich, actionable reports directly in your chat interface. This project is a perfect showcase of marrying Python's power, FastAPI's speed, and the A2A standard. You can chat with the live agent and try it yourself on Telex: PRRover: The GitHub Code Review Bot. This agent monitors and analyzes GitHub Pull Requests for security, performance, and best practice adherence, delivering comprehensive, actionable reports to the user. What the A2A protocol is and how it work…  ( 14 min )
    Python basics - Day 19
    Day 19 – Modules & Packages (import, from, main) Project: Build a modular “Math & Greeting Toolkit” that imports and reuses your own functions. 01. Learning Goal By the end of this lesson, you will be able to: Understand what modules and packages are Import both built-in and custom Python modules Use from-import, aliasing, and main effectively Organize your code for reusability and clarity 02. Problem Scenario As your projects grow, you’ll want to organize your code into smaller, reusable files. Instead of putting everything into one Python file, you’ll learn to use modules and packages to make your project scalable and clean. 03. Step 1 – What is a Module? A module is simply a Python file (.py) that contains functions, classes, or variables. You can import it into another fil…  ( 9 min )
    Building an AI-Powered Migration Pathways Agent with Go and the A2A Protocol
    Planning to relocate internationally? The visa research process can be overwhelming, with countless pathways, varying costs, complex requirements, and constantly changing policies. I built an AI agent to solve this: a real-time migration advisor that analyzes your profile and returns the single best visa pathway, complete with costs, processing times, and actionable next steps. In this post, I'll walk through how I built this agent using Google's Gemini LLM, the A2A (Agent-to-Agent) protocol, and deployed it on Heroku for seamless integration with platforms like Telex.im. First of all, Telex is a collaboration workspace like Slack that allows developers to create AI Agents called AI Coworkers. The AI coworkers will work like a real human colleague. I might go in-depth in another article. F…  ( 10 min )
    Building a Google Play Store Rating Agent with Mastra and Telex.im
    Introduction As part of an assignment to integrate AI agents with Telex.im, an AI-augmented chat platform that also serves as a Slack alternative for education, communities, and bootcamps. I set out to build something simple yet useful: an agent that fetches Google Play Store app ratings on demand. The requirements were straightforward - create an agent that could look up data from an API. What started as a simple idea turned into a fascinating journey through the Mastra framework and the A2A protocol. In this post, I'll walk you through the entire process - from initial setup to deployment and integration with Telex.im, including the challenges I faced and how I solved them. 🔗 Try the live agent: PlayStore Rating Agent on Telex.im - Ask it about any Android app and get instant ratings,…  ( 14 min )
    How to Install WireGuard on Ubuntu 24.04 and Create Your Own VPN
    In this practical guide from LetsCloud, we show you step-by-step how to install and configure WireGuard on an Ubuntu 24.04 instance. By the end, you’ll have your own fast and secure VPN, ready to be used on mobile devices and computers. Create an Ubuntu 24.04 instance on LetsCloud. Active LetsCloud account. Complete Security: Protect your traffic on any network. Browsing Freedom: Easily change your IP to other locations. Total Privacy: Full control over your data. Dedicated IP: Ideal for professionals and developers. Access your LetsCloud dashboard and click Create Instance. Choose Ubuntu 24.04 LTS as the operating system. Select the plan that suits your needs. Choose the datacenter and confirm the creation. Note the generated IP and password. Connect via SSH: ssh root@YOUR_IP_ADDRESS Run the automated script: wget https://git.io/wireguard -O wireguard-install.sh && bash wireguard-install.sh At the end, a QR Code and the configuration file path will be displayed. Install the WireGuard app from the App Store or Google Play. Add a tunnel via QR Code. Scan the QR Code shown in the terminal. Activate the VPN connection. Install the WireGuard client from the official website. Copy or download the .conf file generated on the instance. Import the file into the WireGuard client. Activate the VPN. Your VPN is now ready for secure, high-performance use on LetsCloud!  ( 6 min )
    Mastering Feature-Sliced Design: Lessons from Real Projects
    🌱 Intro When building complex front-end applications, architecture decisions can make or break your project’s scalability. One approach that truly stood out to me after working on multiple React projects is Feature-Sliced Design (FSD) — a structured way to organize frontend code by features and business logic, not by file types. After implementing FSD in production, I’ve seen how it can bring incredible clarity to large projects — but also how it can slow down smaller ones. This post breaks down my experience, what worked, what didn’t, and where I believe FSD really shines. Feature-Sliced Design (FSD) is an architectural methodology that helps organize frontend projects around business capabilities rather than UI elements or utilities. Instead of grouping files like this: src/ ├──…  ( 10 min )
    Spatial Sense: Unleashing Language Models on Location Data by Arvind Sundararajan
    Spatial Sense: Unleashing Language Models on Location Data Ever struggled to extract meaningful insights from seemingly chaotic spatial data? Imagine trying to predict traffic patterns, analyze urban sprawl, or understand complex environmental interactions. Traditional approaches often require extensive domain expertise and custom algorithms. Here's a mind-bending concept: what if we could leverage the power of language models, typically used for text, to understand spatial relationships? The key lies in something called causal masking. Instead of treating spatial data as a strictly sequential stream (like text), we can selectively mask portions of the data during training, forcing the model to predict the masked values based on the surrounding context. Even without sequential ordering, …  ( 7 min )
    Building a Production-Ready AI Agent
    Building a Production-Ready AI Agent in Pure Java: The License Compatibility Checker for Telex.imIntroduction: From Idea to Integration 🚀As part of the HNG Stage 3 Backend task, I designed and built a specialized AI agent for the Telex.im platform. My goal was to create something genuinely useful for developers: a License Compatibility Checker Agent. This agent goes beyond simple Q&A, offering on-demand license compatibility checks, detailed information, and proactive educational content—all built from scratch in Java 17+ without relying on external frameworks like Spring.This post walks through the architectural choices, the core logic (including the "clock system"), and the successful integration with the Telex A2A (Agent-to-Agent) protocol.🏗️ Architectural Design: Layered JavaTo meet …  ( 7 min )
    5h de lecture résumées en 1 clic avec l'IA
    Information overload ? Pas le temps de tout lire ? AIShort résume tout pour vous. Information overload Pas le temps de tout lire Veille technologique chronophage IA résume articles, vidéos, docs en points clés actionnables ROI : -80% temps de veille Founders, managers, consultants, chercheurs Prix : 197€ 🔗 Essayer maintenant → Solutions d'automatisation intelligente pour entreprises. Contact : philippe@prestadev.com  ( 6 min )
    Auto-Generate Flutter Translations
    Stop forgetting to regenerate your Flutter translations! 🚀 I got tired of manually running dart run intl_utils:generate every time I edited my .arb translation files. So I automated it with a simple file watcher script. How to use it: dart run scripts/watch_translations.dart The script will watch your lib/l10n directory and automatically regenerate translations whenever you modify any .arb file. Here's the implementation: import 'dart:io'; void main() async { final l10nDir = Directory('lib/l10n'); if (!l10nDir.existsSync()) { print('Error: lib/l10n directory does not exist'); exit(1); } print('Watching for changes in lib/l10n/*.arb files...'); print('Press Ctrl+C to stop\n'); // Watch the directory await for (final event in l10nDir.watch()) { if (event.path.endsWith('.arb') && event.type == FileSystemEvent.modify) { print('Detected change in: ${event.path}'); print('Generating translations...'); final result = await Process.run( 'dart', ['run', 'intl_utils:generate'], runInShell: true, ); if (result.exitCode == 0) { print('✓ Translations generated successfully\n'); } else { print('✗ Error generating translations:'); print(result.stderr); } } } } What it does: lib/l10n directory for changes to .arb files Now I can edit translation files and the generated code updates automatically. No more manual steps or missed regenerations. The script uses Dart's built-in Directory.watch() API to monitor file system events. It's lightweight, runs in the background, and has been a huge time-saver. Sometimes the best solutions are the simplest ones that remove friction from your workflow. Flutter #Dart #MobileDevelopment #DeveloperProductivity #Automation #FlutterDev #Coding #SoftwareDevelopment  ( 6 min )
    🎧 I Built an AI That Recommends Songs Based on Your Mood
    Github Link - https://github.com/Sbtech24/music-recommender-AI-agent https://early-quick-train.mastra.cloud/a2a/agent/musicRecommenderAgent It’s a simple idea: you tell the bot how you’re feeling, and it replies with songs that match your vibe — happy, sad, chill, or energetic. But behind that simplicity is a really interesting use of AI agents, APIs, and automation. 💡 The Idea Music is emotional. I’ve always believed technology should be too. Instead of static playlists, what if an AI could understand your mood and personalize recommendations instantly? That thought led me to experiment with Mastra, a framework for creating AI-powered agents, and Telex, a platform that makes it easy to integrate such agents into real-world workflows. ⚙️ The Tools I Used Mastra — to build and deploy my AI…  ( 7 min )
    "LAW-J: I Rebuilt Java With Time Built Into Every Class, Method, and Variable"
    LAW-J: I Rebuilt Java With Time Built Into Every Class, Method, and Variable This is my submission for the 2025 Hacktoberfest Writing Challenge: Contribution Chronicles I spent Hacktoberfest 2025 extracting the fundamental "laws" from Java and rebuilding them with time-labeled syntax. The result: LAW-J — a JVM language where every class, method, and variable has a cryptographic timestamp. What makes LAW-J special: ✅ Looks like Java, acts like Java, but every node has a timestamp ✅ Perfect reproducibility (same timestamps = same behavior) ✅ Time-travel debugging (jump to any historical state) ✅ Self-evolving through formal law changes ✅ 100% JVM compatible (runs on any Java runtime) Try it now: git clone https://github.com/peacethabiwa/law-j cd law-j ./lawj run examples/HelloWorld.lawj …  ( 14 min )
    AccessFix Update!
    A month or so ago, I deployed my accessibility checker tool. I was proud. It was a real project that I managed to deploy and make it work. It scanned websites for accessibility issues and showed you how to fix them. The response? Decent but fair. "This already exists. Use axe DevTools." I'd built something nobody needed, using the wrong approach, solving a problem that was already solved. But instead of giving up, I took the feedback seriously. AccessFix started as a simple web app: Paste your website link or upload an html file Get a list of accessibility issues See recommended fixes Sounds useful, right? The problems: Just another web app - Developers scan paste this as "too simple" Didn't fit into workflows - No CI/CD integration, no automation Competed with established tools - Lighthou…  ( 9 min )
    3DEXPERIENCE: Lista de Verificación para Eliminación Segura de Drawing & CAD Family
    Eliminar archivos en 3DEXPERIENCE puede ser más complejo de lo que parece. Especialmente cuando se involucran jerarquías de ensamblaje y referencias externas, los pasos incorrectos pueden llevar a horas de tiempo perdido. En este artículo, detallaremos los pasos que necesita seguir para un proceso de eliminación seguro y eficiente. Control de Acceso: Tipos de Objetos Eliminables: Verificación del Estado de Madurez: Orden de Eliminación Top-Down: Gestión de Referencias Externas: Selección de Aplicación: Bookmark Editor: Ideal para selección rápida y operaciones por lotes. Su estructura de carpetas facilita encontrar objetos. Collaborative Lifecycle: Perfecto para ver y organizar estados de flujo de trabajo. Especialmente útil para archivos que no están en marcadores. Errores Comunes y Soluciones: Error de eliminación de Physical Product: Elimine el objeto CAD Family padre en su lugar. Error de referencia de nivel superior: Elimine primero el CAD Family de nivel superior. Error de referencia externa: Rompa las referencias en SOLIDWORKS y guarde nuevamente. Para más detalles y capturas de pantalla: guía detallada  ( 7 min )
    3DEXPERIENCE: Safe Deletion Checklist for Drawing & CAD Family
    Deleting files in 3DEXPERIENCE can be more complex than it appears. Especially when assembly hierarchies and external references are involved, wrong steps can lead to hours of wasted time. In this article, we'll detail the steps you need to follow for a safe and efficient deletion process. Access Control: Deletable Object Types: Maturity State Check: Top-Down Deletion Order: External Reference Management: Application Selection: Bookmark Editor: Ideal for quick selection and batch operations. Its folder structure makes it easy to find objects. Collaborative Lifecycle: Perfect for viewing and organizing workflow states. Especially useful for files not in bookmarks. Common Errors and Solutions: Physical Product deletion error: Delete the parent CAD Family object instead. Higher-level reference error: Delete the higher-level CAD Family first. External reference error: Break references in SOLIDWORKS and save again. For more details and screenshots: detailed guide  ( 6 min )
    Next version of mobile app is going to be a nice upgrade
    A post by Ben Halpern  ( 6 min )
    Built a Holiday Countdown AI Agent in 4 days! 🎉Next holiday for most countries, Countdown timer, Celebration ideas @mastra.ai made it stupidly easy Integrated with @telex.im app https://github.com/Mke5/A-Holiday-Count-Down-Agent
    GitHub - Mke5/A-Holiday-Count-Down-Agent: Built with Mastra AI Typescript framework Built with Mastra AI Typescript framework. Contribute to Mke5/A-Holiday-Count-Down-Agent development by creating an account on GitHub. github.com  ( 6 min )
    Let's build a test runner in Elixir.
    I have not interacted much with metaprogramming in Elixir, but I thought it was time to check it out. For this article, we will be building a test runner to explore the topic. So let's begin. First, we need to understand how ExUnit tests are internally represented on the AST. We use Elixir's quote and unquote methods. Quote allows you to get an internal representation of your expression as the AST. For intance: iex> quote do: 1+2 {:+, [context: Elixir, imports: [{1, Kernel}, {2, Kernel}]], [1, 2]} The first element, :+, is an atom denoting the function call, or another tuple, representing a nested node in the AST. The second element, [context: Elixir, imports: [{1, Kernel}, {2, Kernel}]], represents metadata about the expression The third element is a list of arguments for the functi…  ( 10 min )
    AI Agents from Prototype to Production: A Free Learning Path with Strands Agents
    Elizabeth Fuentes LFollow AWS Developer Advocate specializing in AI/ML and Generative AI. I simplify complex cloud concepts through hands-on tutorials and real-world examples. AI agents are moving from proof-of-concept demos to production systems. If you build autonomous agents that reason, use tools, and operate at scale, this learning path with (https://strandsagents.com) and Amazon Bedrock AgentCore provides a practical foundation. This four-course series covers building your first agent, integrating MCP servers, implementing agent-to-agent communication, and deploying to production. Here's what each course covers and what you'll actually learn. What you'll build: Your first functional AI agent with tool integration and model flexibility. Getting Started with Strands Agen…  ( 8 min )
    🚀 Introducing VulnFeed - Real-Time Vulnerability Tracking for CISA & Red Hat
    “What started as a late-night experiment turned into a fully automated vulnerability intelligence dashboard.” Over the past few days (and one long night 😅), I built VulnFeed — a real-time feed that tracks and visualizes CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities and Red Hat Security Data API updates. 🔍 Why I Built This ⚙️ How It Works - 🧠 Data Sources: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog Red Hat Security Data API - 🔄 Automation: - 💡 Frontend: - 📂 Open Source: GitHub — SecByShresth/VulnFeed 💬 Final Thoughts accessible, open, and real-time. threat intelligence, DevSecOps, or vulnerability management, I’d love to hear your feedback or ideas for improving it. Check it out here → https://secbyshresth.github.io/VulnFeed/ https://github.com/SecByShresth/VulnFeed ✍️ Built by Shresth Paul — fueled by curiosity, caffeine, and a bit of insomnia.  ( 8 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less
    CinemaSins just dropped “Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less,” complete with links to their main site, YouTube channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork) and a Halloween-ready movie-sinning extravaganza. They’ve also hooked you up with a quick fan poll and a Patreon ask to support their small team, plus writer credits (Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel) so you know who’s roasting what. On top of the sins, they’ve rounded up every way to stay in the loop: Discord, Reddit, Jeremy’s book, Instagram and TikTok. Basically, your one-stop shop for nitpicky movie critique, community vibes and all the merch love. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator 2 - Caravan of Garbage
    Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage Review Swapping Schwarzenegger’s jungle for Danny Glover’s heat-soaked L.A., this 1990 sequel introduces a bigger, meaner Predator amid a citywide crime wave. It ditches some of the original’s tropes but scores points with Gary Busey’s wild antics and a fresh urban vibe. If you’re cool with something that isn’t a carbon copy of the first film, this fun, fast-paced review shows why Predator 2 still packs a punch—just don’t expect too much Arnold. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    I am a developer :)
    I Am a Developer: My Journey in Code From Childhood Curiosity to Professional Passion Hello world! I'm Mobin, an 18-year-old developer who's been immersed in the world of programming since I was just 10 years old. What started as childhood curiosity has evolved into a deep-seated passion that defines who I am today. As primarily a back-end developer, I thrive on building robust server-side architectures and APIs that power modern applications. There's something incredibly satisfying about creating the foundation that makes everything else possible. While back-end is my home turf, I'm equally comfortable on the front-end, allowing me to build complete solutions from database to user interface. I specialize in creating intelligent Telegram and Discord bots that enhance user expe…  ( 7 min )
    You're absolutely right!
    A post by Ben Halpern  ( 5 min )
    Introducing Spira - Making a Shell #0
    I am a 13 year old aspiring systems dev and this is Spira. Welcome to the first post (of many to come) about a new project I have started! In this post I will cover what Spira is. How it will grow over the first few posts and why you should care. Spira is a new shell program I have started working on which aims to have low level power but be accessible for everyday users. The name spira comes from the word spiral but without the "l" because I think it sounds cooler. It has been my dream to become a systems dev and I have decided to get a head start while I am still young. Each post will cover a large milestone in Spira's development as well as mopping up any small changes I have made since the last post. Over the first few I will be making a basic REPL (Read-Eval-Print-Loop) and implementing some basic builtins. Honestly, I don't know why you should care... but if you have read this far you must be at least a bit interested. And if you ever want to check in with the project my account will be sending updates often so just head over to my page. I am using C++ 17 with CMake as a build system. The GitHub repo can be found at https://github.com/toga56784/spira Thanks to any of the few people who have read my post and come back next time when I will be planning the shell!  ( 6 min )
    In AI, Everything is Meta
    A lot of frustration with AI comes from expecting it to behave like a genius that invents ideas from nothing. But that’s not what it does. AI works by transforming what you give it - turning a small seed of input into a larger, structured output. It generates meta-layers: summaries, specs, diagrams, explanations, code - all built on the context you supply. That’s why in AI, everything is meta. The model doesn’t generate ideas from nowhere - it only generates content from the context you give it (starting with your first prompt). Once you appreciate that, you stop trying to make AI “be creative” in the human sense, and start using it for what it’s actually good at: scaling, shaping, and layering context with the goal of reaching the best possible results. The term “meta” refers to something…  ( 11 min )
    FastAPI + PydanticAI + a2a-protocol
    This post give a full implementation of AI agent with pydantic AI. An AI agent combines the function of a LLM with tools that helps the AI interact with the real world. Firstly, create your AI agent implemention # Python import import os from typing import List, Optional from uuid import uuid4 # Library import from pydantic_ai import Agent from pydantic_ai.models.gemini import GeminiModel from pydantic_ai.models.google import GoogleModel from pydantic_ai.providers.google import GoogleProvider from dotenv import load_dotenv from fastapi.exceptions import HTTPException # Module import from models import A2AMessage, GrammarResponse, MessageConfiguration, MessagePart, TaskResult, TaskStatus load_dotenv() class GrammarAgent: SYSTEM_INSTRUCTIONS = ( "You are a specialized …  ( 8 min )
    How To: Better Serverless Chat on AWS over WebSockets
    When I first wrote about building a serverless chat on AWS using AppSync Events, it was lacking two key capabilities: two-way communication over WebSockets, and message persistence on publish Since then, AppSync Events API received some improvements, including these two capabilities that it initially lacked. Having tested this first hand on a simple example, my aim with this post is to share impressions of what now seems to be a way more complete service offering. Spoiler alert - the impressions are rather good, and make sure to stick around to the end as code example is included! There were some workarounds proposed at the time by AWS themselves, but mine was maybe a bit more robust, coming with the complexity trade-off. You can read the previous article here, but this is how the archite…  ( 8 min )
    7 AI Tools Every Digital Marketer Needs in 2025 (That Actually Work)
    If you're a digital marketer in 2025 and not using AI tools, you're basically competing with one hand tied behind your back. I get it though. There are hundreds of AI tools claiming to "revolutionize marketing." Most of them don't. They're overhyped, overpriced, or just plain confusing. After testing dozens, I've narrowed it down to the seven that actually deliver. These aren't flashy. They just save you hours every week and help you create better campaigns. Semrush is the tool I check first every single day. It does SEO, competitor analysis, keyword research, content audits, and about fifteen other things. For a digital marketer, it's like having a research team that works 24/7. You get insights competitors are too lazy to look for. Real advantage, real results. Pricing: Free trial availa…  ( 8 min )
    The Silent Threat: Visually Triggered AI Hijacking
    The Silent Threat: Visually Triggered AI Hijacking Imagine a self-driving delivery drone suddenly rerouting itself to an unauthorized location simply because it saw a specific pattern painted on a wall. Or a robotic arm in a factory malfunctioning when a particular object enters its field of vision. This isn't science fiction; it's the emerging reality of visually triggered AI hijacking. The core concept is simple: injecting subtle, visually-based triggers into the training data of an AI-powered system. These triggers, seemingly innocuous objects or patterns, cause the system to deviate from its intended behavior, executing a pre-programmed, malicious task defined by the attacker. Think of it like a hypnotic suggestion triggered by a specific cue, except the victim is an AI. This exploit…  ( 7 min )
    Building Trinity Protocol v3.1: A Deep Dive into 2-of-3 Multi-Chain Consensus
    TL;DR We built and deployed a mathematically provable 2-of-3 multi-chain consensus system across Arbitrum, Solana, and TON. On November 3, 2025, we achieved the first successful consensus with three real on-chain transactions. This post breaks down the architecture, the cryptography, the challenges we faced, and the exact code that makes it work. All transactions are public and verifiable: https://sepolia.arbiscan.io/address/0x3E205dc9881Cf0E9377683aDd22bC1aBDBdF462D Traditional multi-sig operates on a single chain. We wanted something fundamentally more secure: consensus that requires agreement from multiple independent blockchain networks. The Trinity Protocol architecture: ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Trinity Protocol …  ( 17 min )
    Reflections of Hacktoberfest
    I failed to complete this year's Hacktoberfest. Same as last year. Having a whole month to post 6 meaningful contributions to (tons of) participating open-source repositories sounds easy enough but turns out to be harder than it seems. However, this time I have a solid excuse - the spare hours I could have worked on my own PRs I spent with curating a Hacktoberfest project by checking others' submissions. This is a look back at my experience over the last month. The project I am carrying on is called Java Demos. Its ultimate goal is to provide an explanation/demo implementation for each and every Java Enhancement Proposal (JEP) that exists. There are hundreds of them already and new keep popping up every half a year with each new JDK release. The project started as a small collection of new…  ( 10 min )
    Git Basics: A Beginner's Guide to Naming Conventions
    This article discusses Git branch naming conventions, their importance, and how to create clear, organized branches that enhance teamwork and streamline automation in your team's development workflow! First, let’s clarify what Git is. Git is a version control system that helps developers track changes, collaborate, and manage different versions of their code. A branch in Git is a separate line of development that allows you to work on new features or fixes without affecting the main codebase. A conventional branch is a branch naming pattern that follows a specific format, such as feature/login-page or fix/bug-123. Using naming conventions is important, especially for team projects, because it helps everyone understand the purpose of each branch at a glance. Benefits of Conventional B…  ( 10 min )
    Recording My Experiments in Spec-Driven Development
    For years, I’ve been chasing one idea — keeping context close to the work. Whether it’s TODO comments, markdown notes, or tasks in the repo, my goal has always been to reduce the mental tax of switching tools just to remember what I was doing. That’s the foundation of what I call context-driven development — a workflow where the “why” behind each change lives right next to the “how.” Now I’m taking that same idea into the world of AI-assisted coding. Lately, I’ve been experimenting with spec-driven development — trying to guide AI tools like Copilot to produce code that matches what I actually want, not just what it infers from nearby syntax. Progress has been slow. There’s just too much going on in my life right now to hold the full context of what’s working and what isn’t. So I’ve dec…  ( 7 min )
    How to Onboard a New Team Member in a Tech Company the Right Way
    I’m coming out: I’m a terrible trainer. Or rather, I think I would need to devote all my time to it in order to do it well. Otherwise, I can only achieve poor results for the learner. That’s why I want to draw up some guidelines that you might find useful. The first rule is never falling in love with your study method. I know it’s trivial, but truly accepting that we are all different is not at all obvious. I’m probably neurodivergent and have suffered from this problem for years, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t behaved the same way towards others. What applies to me doesn’t necessarily apply to others. This means that, even though I tend to be independent in my learning process, others may have different needs. I think I failed with the last colleague who joined my team, even though I was…  ( 9 min )
    How I Deployed an Express + Prisma + Supabase API on AWS Lambda Using Serverless Framework
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    Building MultiLingo: An AI Translation Agent with Telex Integration
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    Building AI Co-workers That Actually Think With You
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    Show & Tell: go-docx v2.0.0 - Create & modify Word documents in Go
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    Title: LLMs for Your Business: Is it Better to Retrain the Brain or Give it an Open Book? (RAG vs. Fine-Tuning)
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    Building a Task Tracker Agent for Telex.im: My HNG Stage 3 Journey Introduction For HNG Stage 3, I was challenged to build an AI agent and integrate it with Telex.im using the A2A protocol. I chose to create a Task Tracker Agent - a smart assistant that helps users manage their projects and deadlines directly within their chat interface. This post walks through my development process, the challenges I faced, and how I successfully integrated with Telex.im. What I Built: A TypeScript-based task tracking agent using Express.js 🤖 AI-Enhanced Task Creation with intelligent defaults Full A2A protocol integration for Telex.im RESTful API endpoints with proper error handling Natural language command processing with context awareness Real-time task management (create, list, complete,…  ( 10 min )
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    A few weeks ago, I got my hands on a 5.79″ e-paper display powered by an ESP32. It looked like a simple screen at first — thin, minimal, and a bit mysterious — but once I realized it had Wi-Fi built in, my first thought was: this could become a weather station. I’ve always liked the idea of having a display that shows useful information without drawing attention to itself. Something that blends in quietly — no glowing backlight, no constant flicker — just clear, sharp information that feels like reading paper. That’s exactly what e-paper does. It only consumes energy when refreshing the screen, and once it shows an image, it stays there even after you unplug it. It’s almost magical. So I started experimenting. I connected the display, wrote a few lines of code, and pointed it to the Op…  ( 7 min )
    @call_once python macro for unlimited recursion depth
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    What Are Kubernetes Containers?
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    🔥 Top 5 Trending AI & AGI Articles: September-November 2025
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    Boosting Wan2.2 I2V Inference on 8 H100s — 2.5 Faster with Sequence Parallelism & Magcache
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    Build Your First Landing Page with Next.js + Tailwind (No Design Skills Needed)
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    Another ChatGPT bluff? Would you give GPT access to all your apps, that's insane
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    Connect Claude Desktop to Local MCP Servers
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    Event-Driven State Management with NgRx Signal Store
    In my previous article, we explored how NgRx Signal Store simplifies state management in Angular by removing traditional boilerplate. We built a task tracker that used withMethods() to handle all state changes and async operations. While that approach works well for small features, it has a hidden cost: tight coupling between what happens and how it happens. When a component calls store.createTask(), it assumes the store will handle validation, API calls, state updates, and error handling in a specific way. As the app grows, this coupling makes maintenance and cross team collaboration.. difficult. And this is where the Events Plugin for NgRx Signal Store comes into play, a modern take on Flux architecture that decouples events from their handlers, making state flows more predictable and sc…  ( 19 min )
    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator 2 - Caravan of Garbage
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    How I’d Learn Web Dev from Scratch in 2025 (Without Wasting Time)
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    AI in Sensory Branding: Designing Experiences You Can Feel
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    MCP Server Architecture: A Developer's Guide
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    Let’s be honest, most of us don’t really “learn”, we just consume. We scroll through videos, read articles, and bookmark threads hoping something will stick. But when it’s time to actually use what we’ve read, it fades away. That’s because learning today is broken. We’re surrounded by more information than ever (thanks to the internet and AI), but we don’t have a process to retain it, connect it, or apply it. I felt that pain deeply, and it’s a problem we all experience. Let me give you my example. As a programmer and content creator, I constantly study complex ideas and topics from AI models to product design to storytelling frameworks. But reading or watching videos alone wasn’t helping, and it took too much time. Sure, I’d understand something in the moment, then forget half of it a da…  ( 11 min )
    UI/UX Design Trends for 2026: What Every Designer Should Know
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    🎃 Quote.Vote Hacktoberfest 2025 — Building Civic Tech, One Pull Request at a Time
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    The Millennial Engineer vs. The Gen Z Developer: A Modern Engineering Merge Conflict
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less
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    Create Telegram-style Spoiler Text Effects with spoilerjs
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    Using GNU toolchain for Windows kernel-mode drivers
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    🌍 Explore, Enjoy, Escape. — The Three E’s of a Beautiful Journey
    “Travel is not just about where you go, but what you discover — within and beyond.” 🧭 Explore — Beyond Maps, Beyond Comfort Exploration begins the moment you step out of your comfort zone. 😄 Enjoy — The Art of Living in the Moment Travel teaches you the beauty of now. 🌅 Escape — To Find Peace, Not Distance Sometimes, we travel not to run away, but to return to ourselves. ✨ Conclusion — The Journey Never Ends Explore to discover the world. Enjoy to feel its beauty. Escape to meet your soul. Because in the rhythm of these three words lies the essence of travel — and the secret to truly living. “Wherever you go, go with an open heart — the world is waiting to tell you its story.”  ( 7 min )
    Street-Smart Coding—30 Lessons to Help You Code Like a Pro (My New Book Is Here)
    I spent five years in college learning to code. A stupid dissertation delayed my graduation. But that's another story. Most of my five-year program didn't prepare me for real-world coding. My real coding journey began at my first job, with one Google search: "how to get good at coding." I found a lot of conflicting advice: "Use comments" "Don't use comments" "Do this" "Don't do that" Arrggg! It took years of trial and error to learn what worked. I had to survive on-call shifts, talk to stakeholders, and say "no" politely. More importantly, I had to learn that coding takes more than just syntax. That's why I wrote Street-Smart Coding: 30 Ways to Get Better at Coding Without Losing Your Mind, so you don't have to go down the same rabbit hole. I wrote it for every developer who's ever typed "how to get better at coding" into Google or ChatGPT, just like me back in my first job. Some lessons inside Street-Smart Coding are conventional. One of the tips will save you from staying at work until 3:00 a.m. That's on Chapter #21. Another tip is to watch a TV show. And no, it's not Mr. Robot or Silicon Valley. That's on Chapter #29. It will teach you about problem-solving. But all the tips and lessons are battle-tested. These are the lessons I wish I had starting out, the lessons I learned over ten years through plenty of mistakes. Now they're yours. Get your copy of Street-Smart Coding here  ( 7 min )
    From Chaos to Control: How Digital Tools Are Transforming Asphalt Fleet Maintenance
    Managing dozens of machines manually is a recipe for chaos. Paper logs, whiteboards, and Excel sheets often lead to missed service dates and incomplete records. That’s why asphalt contractors are adopting digital fleet maintenance systems — and the results are impressive. Instead of searching through files or messages, all service data is stored in one cloud-based system. Every repair, inspection, or oil change is logged automatically. Modern tools like Commander ERP allow you to set recurring service reminders based on machine hours or usage. This ensures you never miss critical maintenance again. Operators can submit equipment issues directly from their phones, including photos or comments. The maintenance team can act immediately — reducing downtime dramatically. By tracking metrics like repair frequency, fuel usage, and maintenance costs, you can identify which machines are costing more than they earn — and make smarter replacement decisions. Commander ERP doesn’t stop at maintenance. It ties your fleet data into production, inventory, and financial modules. That’s how leading asphalt companies turn maintenance tracking into a growth strategy. Digital transformation in asphalt operations isn’t optional anymore — it’s the new competitive edge. Learn how maintenance tracking plays a central role here: Tracking Equipment Maintenance in an Asphalt Company: Why It Matters and How to Do It Right  ( 6 min )
    One Dockerfile, Two Stages: A 50% Size Reduction Story
    The Power of Simple Optimizations Sometimes the most impactful improvements come from stepping back and rethinking your approach. A recent pull request demonstrates this perfectly: 32 lines added, 23 removed, and a Docker image that's half the size with 72% fewer security vulnerabilities. Let's break down exactly what changed and why it matters. Before: Image size: 2.04 GB Security vulnerabilities: 290+ Build approach: Single-stage After: Image size: ~900 MB (50% reduction) Security vulnerabilities: ~80 (72% reduction) Build approach: Multi-stage Code changed: 1 file, net +9 lines --- ## The Five Critical Insights ### 1. The Slim Base Image Difference **Before:** ``` dockerfile FROM python:3.11.2 After: dockerfile # Stage 1: Build FROM python:3.11.2 AS builder # Stage 2: Runtime…  ( 8 min )
    Building a Lightning-Fast Full-Stack App: Spring Boot Native + Angular
    Quick summary: How I built a production-grade full-stack app with ultra-fast startup and a tiny footprint (~50MB) using Spring Boot Native Image and added a simple front using Angular 20 Traditional Java applications, especially Spring Boot apps, are notorious for their slow startup times. A typical Spring Boot application can take 3-5 seconds to start, which becomes a significant bottleneck in: Microservices architectures where you need rapid scaling Serverless environments where cold starts matter Development workflows where you restart frequently Cloud deployments where startup time affects user experience Enter GraalVM Native Image - a technology that compiles Java applications ahead-of-time into native executables. The results are astonishing: Startup time: ultra fast Memory footpri…  ( 10 min )
    Boosting Security Excellence: How OKRs Drive Results in Application Security and DevSecOps
    Introduction to OKRs: The Framework That Powers Tech Giants In the fast-paced world of technology and cybersecurity, staying focused on what truly matters can make the difference between preventing a major breach and suffering catastrophic consequences. Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) have emerged as a powerful goal-setting framework used by some of the world's most successful organizations including Google, Amazon, Netflix, and LinkedIn to align teams, drive ambitious outcomes, and measure what matters most . Originally developed at Intel by Andy Grove and popularized by John Doerr who introduced them to Google in 1999, OKRs have transformed how organizations set and execute their strategies . The framework's beauty lies in its simplicity: an Objective is a qualitative, inspirational …  ( 10 min )
    The Complete Guide to ElevenLabs v3: Master Interactive Voice Experiences with Audio Tags
    ElevenLabs v3 represents a paradigm shift in text-to-speech technology. Unlike traditional TTS systems that simply read text aloud, v3 allows you to direct a performance—controlling emotion, pacing, character, and delivery through intuitive text annotations called Audio Tags. Think of it this way: v2 was a voice actor reading your script. v3 is a voice actor performing your script with full directorial control in your hands. This comprehensive guide will take you from beginner to advanced user, with real-world examples, optimization strategies, and practical workflows for every use case. Understanding Audio Tags Getting Started with v3 The Seven Pillars Deep Dive Advanced Techniques Use Case Blueprints Optimization & Best Practices Troubleshooting Common Issues API Implementation Audio Tag…  ( 25 min )
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    Understanding the Design of Optimizers with me
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    I independently developed three AI tool websites: Architecture, Automation Stack, and Painful Lessons Learned.
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less
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    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator 2 - Caravan of Garbage
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    This tool help me build next js admin only 5-minutes
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    Hacktoberfest 2025 — My First Time as a Contributor 😼 Aylen Tejas ・ Nov 3 #devchallenge #hacktoberfest #opensource  ( 5 min )
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    Vercel統合Neonでブランチ制限に達した話と対処方法
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    Building Syllabi – Agentic AI with Vercel AI SDK, Dynamic Tool Loading, and RAG
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    Maximizing Crypto Mining Efficiency with Advanced Cooling Solutions
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    If someone told me a few years ago that I would publish 40+ books on AI, coding, automation, and productivity, and many would become bestsellers, I would have laughed. Because I was not a traditional coder!
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    Malware analysis - Hancitor Loader
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    Accessible Multi-level Menu Plugin for Bootstrap
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    The Surprising Twist Behind Alphabet’s Moonshot Spinouts (And What Every Innovator Gets Wrong)
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    Infinite Worlds, Perfect Recall: AI's Leap in Simulated Reality
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    FG-CLIP 2: A Bilingual Fine-grained Vision-Language Alignment Model
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    Code, community, and copilot. AI is changing the way we contribute
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    Adding Metrics as You Write Your Logs in Node.js
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    "Building Mind’s Eye & BinFlow: Architecting Web4’s Temporal Intelligence Layer"
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    Building LAW-T: Creating a Time-Native Programming Language from Scratch
    Building LAW-T: Creating a Time-Native Programming Language from Scratch This is my submission for the 2025 Hacktoberfest Writing Challenge: Contribution Chronicles I spent Hacktoberfest 2025 building LAW-T, a programming language where every line of code has a cryptographic timestamp. The result: perfect reproducibility, time-travel debugging, and a new way to think about code provenance. What I shipped: ✅ Working interpreter (Python, 300 lines) ✅ Time-Labeled Binary (TLB) system ✅ 10+ example programs ✅ Complete documentation ✅ Open source on GitHub Try it now: curl -sSf https://lawt.dev/setup.sh | bash python lawt.py run examples/factorial.law Have you ever debugged a production issue and thought: "I wish I could see exactly what code ran, when it ran, and with what data"? I have. H…  ( 13 min )
    Shoring up global supply chains with generative AI
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    NPM: Package Management Made Easier
    Let's talk Package Management!! Imagine a world where you can run a single command line and have everything installed and ready to go. No need to download and set up libraries manually one by one. Sounds simple and resourceful, right? Well, I'm here to tell you that is exactly what npm does for you! What is 'npm'? Created in 2010 by Isaac Z. Schlueter, npm is currently the largest software registry in the world, making thousands of packages available for easy reuse. What does 'npm' do? As you know, JavaScript is what we use to power web browsers, just like this one. All the user interactivity, like clicking buttons and searching in a search bar, is powered by JavaScript. Node.js allows us to run JavaScript on our computers, outside of the browser. And when you install Node.js, one of th…  ( 8 min )
    Guided Project - Azure Files and Azure Blobs
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    Title: Unveiling the New Uniform of the F-16 Fighter Pilots: A Tribute to the Ultimate War Machine
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    Top Cybersecurity Certifications to Boost Your Career
    Cybersecurity is one of the fastest-growing fields in the world today. Every year, more companies face threats that put their data, reputation, and customer trust at risk. As these threats grow, so does the demand for skilled cybersecurity professio...  ( 8 min )
    A Beginner’s Guide to Automation with n8n
    Automation has become one of the most valuable skills for any technical team. It helps eliminate repetitive work, speeds up business operations, and lets you focus on creative or strategic tasks. Whether it’s moving data between apps, triggering act...  ( 9 min )
    How to Manage Python Packages with uv
    Python package managers let you install and manage dependencies—like NumPy, pandas, and so on—right from your terminal. In this article, you will learn how to use uv—an extremely fast Python package manager. Prerequisites To get the most out of this ...  ( 6 min )
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    Solana's SOL Bleeds Nearly 20% Since ETF Debut Despite 'Very Solid' Inflows
    The weak action happened despite SOL exchange-traded products booking their second strongest weekly inflow on record driven by the new ETFs, CoinShares said.  ( 30 min )
    Ripple Acquires Crypto Wallet Firm Palisade to Expand Institutional Payments Business
    With the acquisition, Ripple aims to provide quickly-deployable wallets to boost fintech and corporate crypto payments, president Monica Long said in an interview.  ( 29 min )
    SUI Token Drops 9% as Institutional Selling Hits Harder Than Broader Crypto Market
    Volume jumped 628% as SUI sliced through key support, then bounced — without buyer conviction.  ( 30 min )
    Chainlink Drops 10% Amid Crypto Selloff; New Rewards Program Unveiled
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    Stellar Holds the Line at $0.277 as Buyers Defend Key Support Zone
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    ICP Slides 5.5% as Bulls Lose Momentum After Volatile Session
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    Hedera’s HBAR Slides 5% as $0.19 Support Crumbles, Traders Eye Technical Reversal
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    Polkadot Slumps as Bears Break Key Support at $2.87
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    Strive Proposes High-Yield Preferred Stock to Expand Bitcoin Holdings
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    AI Payments Startup Kite Debuts Token With $263M Trading Volume in First Two Hours
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    Donut Labs Raises $15M Seed Funding to Build AI-Powered Crypto Trading Browser
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    Strategy’s Bitcoin Engine Hits New Phase With S&P Nod, Canaccord Says
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    Tharimmune Stock Gains 30%, on $540M Capital Raise to Build Canton Coin Treasury Strategy
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    Tom Lee's BitMine Immersion Acquires Additional $300M in Ether, Bringing Holdings to $13.7B
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    CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Internet Computer (ICP) Surges 35% as Index Declines
    Sui (SUI) fell 8.6% and Cronos (CRO) dropped 7.9% over the weekend.  ( 26 min )
    Michael Saylor's Strategy Added $45M in Bitcoin to Holdings Last Week
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    BNB Slides 6% as Price Breaks Below Key $1,080 Support Level
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    Stablecoin Developer Standard Money Raises $8M to Support Mainnet Rollout
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    Ripple Expands U.S. Institutional Offering With Introduction of Digital Asset Spot Prime Brokerage
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    Cipher Mining Surges 19% $5.5B Amazon Web Services HPC Deal
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    Shiba Inu Slides 5% Despite Token Burn as BTC Drops Below 200-day Average
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    Banco Inter, Chainlink Power Real-Time CBDC Trade Settlement Between Brazil and Hong Kong
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    Bitcoin Network Hashrate Hit Record High in October, JPMorgan Says
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    Crypto Markets Today: BTC Wilts After First Red October Since 2018
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    Zcash Overtaking Monero Market Cap Points to Privacy-Coin Power Shift
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    Bitcoin Drop May Be Warning for Stocks: Crypto Daybook Americas
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    IREN Soars 30% After Inking $9.7B AI Cloud Deal With Tech Giant MicroSoft
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    Dogecoin Breakdown Deepens, $0.18 Support Snaps as Whales Offload 440M Tokens
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    Animoca Brands Files For Nasdaq Listing Via Reverse Merger
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    Berachain Halts Network to Contain Balancer-Linked Exploit, Conduct ‘Emergency Hard Fork’
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    Standard Chartered CEO Sees Hong Kong Stablecoin as Pivotal For International Trade Settlement
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    HIVE Digital's Mining Capacity Hits 23 EH/s as Bitcoin Output Funds AI Shift
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    Miners, Robinhood Earnings and Interest-Rate Decisions: Crypto Week Ahead
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    Balancer Hit by Apparent Exploit as $70M in Crypto Moves to New Wallets
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    BTC’s 'Indecision' Problem: Here's What the Market Is Trying to Tell Us
    BTC's monthly chart shows indecision at record highs.  ( 30 min )
    Swiss Crypto Bank AMINA Secures MiCA License in Austria
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    Trump Tells CBS News He 'Doesn't Know' Who Binance's CZ Is, Claims He Was a Victim
    The founder of Binance was "treated really badly" by the Biden administration, President Trump said during an interview.  ( 28 min )
    Why Did Fed Inject $29.4B in Liquidity And What Does it Mean For Bitcoin?
    While the move helps avoid potential liquidity crises that could damage financial markets, it falls short of being as stimulative to risk assets as the Fed's other moves, such as QE.  ( 33 min )
    Dogecoin, Cardano Lead Selloff on Profit-Taking, Gold Pulls Back as China Ends Tax Rebate
    Meanwhile, bitcoin selling by long-term investors has tripled since June, as buyers who entered near $93,000 take profits.  ( 31 min )
    DOGE Falls to $0.18 as Long-Term Holders Exit, 'Death Cross' Price Action Appears
    The decline came amid a deteriorating technical backdrop and increased selling activity across large wallets.  ( 31 min )
    XRP Chart Turns Neutral, Repeated $2.55 Rejections Define Next Breakout Zone
    Traders are closely monitoring the $2.49 support level, as sustained closes below could lead to further declines.  ( 31 min )
    Asia Morning Briefing: Cautious Calm Returns to BTC Markets as Traders Rebuild Risk
    BTC holds near $110K and Ethereum trades around $3,900 as liquidations ease and market makers report clients slowly re-entering risk after the Fed-driven selloff.  ( 31 min )
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    x402 Protocol Explained: Inside the HTTP's Native Payment Layer
    A deep dive into x402: the HTTP-based payment standard that lets APIs and apps charge, verify, and settle natively on the web.  ( 10 min )
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    The State of AI: Is China about to win the race?
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    The Download: gene-edited babies, and cleaning up copper
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    This startup wants to clean up the copper industry
    Demand for copper is surging, as is pollution from its dirty production processes. The founders of one startup, Still Bright, think they have a better, cleaner way to generate the copper the world needs.  The company uses water-based reactions, based on battery chemistry technology, to purify copper in a process that could be less polluting…  ( 21 min )
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    Strengthening Our Core: Welcoming Karyne Levy as VentureBeat’s New Managing Editor
    I’m thrilled to announce a fantastic new addition to our leadership team: Karyne Levy is joining VentureBeat as our new Managing Editor. Today is her first day. Many of you may know Karyne from her most recent role as Deputy Managing Editor at TechCrunch, but her career is a highlight reel of veteran tech journalism. Her resume includes pivotal roles at Protocol, NerdWallet, Business Insider, and CNET, giving her a deep understanding of this industry from every angle. Hiring Karyne is a significant step forward for VentureBeat. As we’ve sharpened our focus on serving you – the enterprise technical decision-maker navigating the complexities of AI and data – I’ve been looking for a very specific kind of leader. The "Organizer's Dopamine Hit" In the past, a managing editor was often the final…
    The beginning of the end of the transformer era? Neuro-symbolic AI startup AUI announces new funding at $750M valuation
    The buzzed-about but still stealthy New York City startup Augmented Intelligence Inc (AUI), which seeks to go beyond the popular "transformer" architecture used by most of today's LLMs such as ChatGPT and Gemini, has raised $20 million in a bridge SAFE round at a $750 million valuation cap, bringing its total funding to nearly $60 million, VentureBeat can exclusively reveal. The round, completed in under a week, comes amid heightened interest in deterministic conversational AI and precedes a larger raise now in advanced stages. AUI relies on a fusion of the transformer tech and a newer technology called "neuro-symbolic AI," described in greater detail below. "We realize that you can combine the brilliance of LLMs in linguistic capabilities with the guarantees of symbolic AI," said Ohad El…
    Meet Denario, the AI ‘research assistant’ that is already getting its own papers published
    An international team of researchers has released an artificial intelligence system capable of autonomously conducting scientific research across multiple disciplines — generating papers from initial concept to publication-ready manuscript in approximately 30 minutes for about $4 each. The system, called Denario, can formulate research ideas, review existing literature, develop methodologies, write and execute code, create visualizations, and draft complete academic papers. In a demonstration of its versatility, the team used Denario to generate papers spanning astrophysics, biology, chemistry, medicine, neuroscience, and other fields, with one AI-generated paper already accepted for publication at an academic conference. "The goal of Denario is not to automate science, but to develop a re…
    Developers beware: Google’s Gemma model controversy exposes model lifecycle risks
    The recent controversy surrounding Google’s Gemma model has once again highlighted the dangers of using developer test models and the fleeting nature of model availability.  Google pulled its Gemma 3 model from AI Studio following a statement from Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) that the Gemma model willfully hallucinated falsehoods about her. Blackburn said the model fabricated news stories about her that go beyond “harmless hallucination” and function as a defamatory act.  In response, Google posted on X on October 31 that it will remove Gemma from AI Studio, stating that this is “to prevent confusion.” Gemma remains available via API.  It is also available via AI Studio, which, the company described, is "a developer tool (in fact, to use it you need to attest you're a developer). We’…
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    First Phase Of Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link Trials To Begin In December Without Passengers
    The first phase of testing for the Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link is set to begin in December this year, Transport Minister Anthony Loke revealed. During a RTS Link site visit at the Immigration, Customs and Quarantine (ICQ) Complex in Bukit Chagar earlier, he told reporters that the service’s first train is expected […] The post First Phase Of Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link Trials To Begin In December Without Passengers appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    CMF Headphone Pro Lightning Review: A Choose Your Own Adventure Affair
    Following Nothing, CMF recently launched its first pair of over-ear headphones, dubbed the Headphone Pro. The brand emphasises customisation and personalisation as the device’s main highlight, with swappable ear cushions in hues that range from traditional to eye-catching. Of course, looks form only one part of the equation. Much like the company’s other products, the […] The post CMF Headphone Pro Lightning Review: A Choose Your Own Adventure Affair appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 43 min )
    Huawei FreeBuds 7i Pre-Orders Available In Malaysia; Priced At RM329
    Coinciding with the Nova 14 series, Huawei is launching the FreeBuds 7i in-ears. These buds will serve as the successor to last year’s FreeBuds 6i but at a slightly cheaper price point. Design-wise, the FreeBuds 7i takes on a more circular shape, reminiscent of a hockey puck, compared to the 6i’s oval-like shape. Diving deeper […] The post Huawei FreeBuds 7i Pre-Orders Available In Malaysia; Priced At RM329 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    2026 Toyota Hilux Teased Ahead Of 10 November Launch; Leak Hints At Possible BEV Variant
    Toyota Motor Thailand has released a teaser for the 2026 Toyota Hilux ahead of its official unveiling on 10 November 2025. Shared on the company’s social media platforms, the teaser reveals several design cues of the upcoming pick-up truck. From the teaser, it can be seen that the Hilux features slimmer headlights, revised tail-lights, and […] The post 2026 Toyota Hilux Teased Ahead Of 10 November Launch; Leak Hints At Possible BEV Variant appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Samsung May Unveil S26 Series On 25 February 2026
    There have been prior reports of the Samsung Galaxy S26 series’ launch potentially being delayed a bit. This, in turn, was blamed on delays on the production of the base and plus models. Said report points to the Galaxy Unpacked event that would unveil these phones happening in March. But a more recent report claims […] The post Samsung May Unveil S26 Series On 25 February 2026 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Trump Says NVIDIA’s Most Advanced AI Chips Are Exclusive To The US
    US President Donald Trump has said that NVIDIA’s most advanced Blackwell artificial intelligence (AI) chips will be kept exclusively for American companies. This would effectively barring China and other countries from accessing the technology. In a taped interview aired on CBS’ 60 Minutes and in remarks to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said only […] The post Trump Says NVIDIA’s Most Advanced AI Chips Are Exclusive To The US appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Bolt Rolls Out Instant Early Cash Out For Eligible Drivers
    E-hailing service Bolt announced that it is rolling out Instant Early Cash Out for eligible drivers. This allows them to withdraw their earnings on demand, on any day of the week. While the company claims this reinforces its commitment to drivers’ financial control, it does come with a cost. Said cost depends on the frequency […] The post Bolt Rolls Out Instant Early Cash Out For Eligible Drivers appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    vivo May Launch X300 Ultra Outside Of China
    Last month, vivo unveiled the X300 series in China. At the moment, the flagship lineup comprises two models: a base model and a Pro variant. As with the previous generation, the company will be launching the top-of-the-line Ultra version at a later date. However, it seems that the vivo X300 Ultra may also be making […] The post vivo May Launch X300 Ultra Outside Of China appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    Roblox Pledges To Improve In-Game Safety Measures With AI
    Amid rising talk of a ban by the Malaysian government, popular online game Roblox has pledged to improve safety through AI and human monitoring. Additionally, Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh stated that the company is willing to work with the Malaysian government, especially regarding data sharing and regulatory compliance. The minister herself confirmed this […] The post Roblox Pledges To Improve In-Game Safety Measures With AI appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    KTM’s ETS 3 Set To Connect KL And JB By Mid-December
    Transport Minister Anthony Loke announced that Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad’s (KTMB) Electric Train Service 3 (ETS3), which will connect Kuala Lumpur to Johor Bahru, is in its final stage of preparations ahead of its launch by mid-December. However, the date for the launch of the Kuala Lumpur–Johor Bahru route has yet to be decided. “So, we […] The post KTM’s ETS 3 Set To Connect KL And JB By Mid-December appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    realme C85 Series Launched In Vietnam With 7,000mAh Battery
    realme has launched the newest addition to its C series in Vietnam. The realme C85 lineup comprises two models: the C85 5G and the C85 Pro. Aside from slight variations in dimensions and weight, the two variants also differ in terms of display and processor. Starting with the C85, it sports a 6.8-inch LCD screen […] The post realme C85 Series Launched In Vietnam With 7,000mAh Battery appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Apple Plans To Launch At Least 15 New Products In 2026
    In his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that Apple will be entering into “one of its most pivotal years in recent memory.” On top of the planned rollout of Apple Intelligence, the Bloomberg writer stated that 2026 could be a “make-or-break year on the regulatory front” for Apple with regard to the […] The post Apple Plans To Launch At Least 15 New Products In 2026 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 36 min )
    Huawei Nova 14 Series Pre-Orders Available In Malaysia; Starts From RM1,299
    Huawei has officially begun accepting pre-orders for its new Nova 14 series smartphones in Malaysia. The lineup consists of three models: the Nova 14, Nova 14 Pro, and Nova 14i. Starting things off, we have the Nova 14, which sports a 6.7-inch FHD+ OLED display and 120Hz refresh rate. It runs on the Kirin 8000 […] The post Huawei Nova 14 Series Pre-Orders Available In Malaysia; Starts From RM1,299 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 36 min )
    Proton Unveils Official Images Of The 2026 Saga MC3
    Proton has unveiled official images of the Saga MC3 on its social media platforms, just a week after the sedan made its appearance at the 47th ASEAN Summit. These images offer a clear look at the Saga’s exterior and interior, providing more detail than the previously camouflaged model displayed at the event. The sedan is […] The post Proton Unveils Official Images Of The 2026 Saga MC3 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    HONOR Teases Upcoming Magic8 Pro Launch In Malaysia
    The HONOR Magic8 series was launched in its home market in the middle of last month. The Ultra model even got leaked not too long after. But now, the company’s Malaysian arm is announcing that the Pro model is making its way to our shores. And yes, it’s very specifically the Pro that is mentioned. […] The post HONOR Teases Upcoming Magic8 Pro Launch In Malaysia appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    Ayaneo Drops Teaser For Its First Gaming Smartphone
    China-based company Ayaneo is primarily known for its handheld gaming devices, but it seems that the brand is looking to branch out a little. Recently, the console maker shared a teaser on its YouTube channel for a new product: a smartphone. Unsurprisingly, the company isn’t straying too far from its roots. The Ayaneo Phone is […] The post Ayaneo Drops Teaser For Its First Gaming Smartphone appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

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    Introducing Realm9: Solving Enterprise Environment Chaos with AI
    Introducing Realm9: Solving Enterprise Environment Chaos with AI After spending years working with platform engineering teams, I kept hearing the same frustrations: "QA booked the staging environment, but dev team also needs it for a critical demo." "We're spending $60,000/year on Datadog for just 10GB/day of logs." "Our engineers waste 40% of their time managing Terraform changes manually." Sound familiar? That's why we built Realm9 - an AI-powered platform that addresses all three problems in a single, integrated solution. Most enterprise organizations manage 50-200+ environments across development, testing, and production. The coordination nightmare includes: Double-bookings: Two teams book the same environment Idle waste: Environments sit unused while teams wait in queue No visibilit…  ( 10 min )
    The Essential Interfaces Every C# Developer Should Know
    Hello there! 👋🏻 If you use C# on a daily basis, or you code with it for some side projects, you will properly encounter a bunch of interfaces that seem to always be around, like IEnumerable, ICollection, and IDisposable. These are really common to see in almost every codebase, but there are some more hidden gems that you should also learn about, which is what we will be talking about in this post. We'll embark on a journey to understand some of C#'s most essential interfaces so that whenever one comes up, you know exactly why that interface would make sense and how it should be used. IEnumerable & IEnumerator IEquatable IDisposable IComparable IEqualityComparer Wrapping up The sections of this post are NOT related. Assuming you have some knowledge of C#, feel free to skip and rea…  ( 14 min )
    I built a WAF in Golang
    This is my crown jewel of projects, my baby. https://github.com/1rhino2/RhinoWAF/tree/main  ( 5 min )
    Secrets in .NET: Why Strings Are Not Safe (and What to Do Instead)
    Most .NET applications start simple: load secrets from configuration, bind them to IOptions, and pass them around as strings. But here's the uncomfortable truth: strings are the worst possible type for holding secrets. This isn't just about avoiding strings — it's about understanding why they're dangerous, what actually happens in memory, and how to reduce exposure without chasing impossible security guarantees. A string in .NET looks harmless, but for sensitive data, it's a liability waiting to happen. Immutable — once created, it can never be changed or cleared Managed by the GC — you can't control when (or if) it's wiped from memory Interned (sometimes) — the runtime may cache identical strings in a shared pool, meaning they persist beyond your variable's scope Moved during compactio…  ( 13 min )
    ForkQuest - Zork, but you fork the universe
    This is a submission for the Agentic Postgres Challenge with Tiger Data ForkQuest lets anyone build, play, and fork AI text adventures in seconds — powered by Tiger Data’s instant forks, hybrid search, and agentic MCP Concept: A single-page web app (built with Next.js + Vercel) where users create and play a shareable Zork-like text adventure. It's viral: Generate, play, fork to branch stories, share links. ForkQuest repository How it showcases features: Hybrid Search: Players type natural language queries ("find sword in dark cave") → BM25 keywords + vectors retrieve lore/items/NPCs from your game DB instantly. Ranks fuzzy/spelled-wrong searches perfectly. Fast Forks: "Branch Story" button → Zero-copy fork in <1s (even 1GB+ games). Test wild plot twists safely; merge back if liked. Shows fork time/timer for wow factor. MCP Sidebar Chat "Add dragon boss" or "Make puzzle harder" → Agent uses MCP server + Tiger prompts to auto-generate schema inserts/queries/migrations. No SQL needed. Overall Experience Why compelling? Fun, addictive, tweetable ("I forked my apocalypse story!").  ( 6 min )
    Unlocking Developer Revenue: The Future of AI Monetization with Monetzly
    Transforming AI Conversations with Context-Aware Commerce: Meet Monetzly Imagine a world where ads seamlessly integrate into your conversations, enhancing the user experience instead of interrupting it. This is not just a dream; it’s the mission of Monetzly—the first platform designed to empower developers with dual monetization while providing users with contextually relevant suggestions. As AI applications proliferate, one significant challenge looms: monetization. Developers often find themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place, choosing between user experience and revenue generation. Traditional models—like subscriptions and paywalls—can alienate users, while ad placements can feel intrusive. Monetzly changes the game by introducing a developer-first approach to advertising. …  ( 7 min )
    Python basics - Day 18
    Day 18 – Lambda Functions (Anonymous Functions) Project: Build a “Quick Data Transformer” using lambda, map, filter, and reduce. 01. Learning Goal By the end of this lesson, you will be able to: Understand what lambda functions are and when to use them Replace small def functions with concise lambda expressions Use lambda with map(), filter(), and reduce() Apply lambda for sorting and conditional expressions 02. Problem Scenario Imagine you’re working on a data processing app that needs to perform quick operations — squaring numbers, filtering values, or sorting strings — all in one line. Instead of defining a new function each time, you can use lambda functions to simplify your code. 03. Step 1 – What is a Lambda Function? A lambda function is a small anonymous function writt…  ( 8 min )
    Coding Challenge Practice - Question 43
    The task is to implement binary search given a sorted array of ascending numbers, which might have duplicates, to return the element right before the first appearance of a target number. The boilerplate code: function elementBefore(arr, target){ // your code here } The left is the first index of the array, the right is the last index of the array. let left = 0; let right = arr.length - 1; let firstIndex = -1 Find the middle of the array let mid = Math.floor((left + right) / 2) If the target is found arr[mid] === target, the value is stored in result, and the search is continued to the left to see if there's an earlier duplicate. if(arr[mid] === target) { result = mid; right = mid - 1 } If the middle value is smaller than the target, the search is continued to the right else if (arr[mid] < target) { left = mid + 1 } If it is larger, the search is continued to the left. else { right = mid - 1 } If not found, return undefined if (firstIndex === target) return undefined; If the target is the first element, then there's nothing before it if(firstIndex === target) return undefined; The final code function elementBefore(arr, target){ // your code here let left = 0; let right = arr.length - 1; let firstIndex = -1; while (left <= right) { let mid = Math.floor((left + right)/ 2); if(arr[mid] === target) { firstIndex = mid; right = mid - 1; } else if (arr[mid] < target) { left = mid + 1; } else { right = mid - 1; } } if(firstIndex === -1) return undefined; if(firstIndex === 0) return undefined; return arr[firstIndex - 1]; } That's all folks!  ( 7 min )
    Cousin locators in Playwright
    When your page renders multiple instances of the same element or component, your locator strategy needs to reliably be able to target the specific element that our test cares about. Using indexes might not work if the order or count of the elements is not consistent. Using dynamic test IDs (such as edit-${username}-button) can sometimes be complex to create and might be brittle depending on the formatting of the dynamic part of the locator. Using what I call ‘cousin’ locators to help fetch the element you want is a much more robust and reliable solution. In the example below, I want to click the ‘Edit’ button for the user Dawn Summers. If we just try clicking on the edit button like below, the test will fail as there are multiple elements that match that locator. await page.getByTestId(…  ( 7 min )
    How I Built “Batch Toolkit” — A One-Stop Web Utility Site for Developers & Creators
    Hey devs 👋 I’m excited to share a side-project I recently launched: Batch Toolkit — a clean, free web toolkit that bundles many of the small utilities I find myself using again and again: Base64 Encoder/Decoder JSON Formatter Image Converter & Compressor Password & Hash Generators TOTP Generator QR Code & Barcode Generator URL Encoder, Case Converter …and more As a full-stack developer I was constantly hopping between half a dozen tools to do simple tasks like “convert image format”, “generate a secure password”, or “encode a string to Base64”. That felt inefficient. I wanted a single home where I could launch the tool, do the job, and then move on. So I built that home — and if it helps even one other person avoid tab overload, I’ll call it a win. Minimal UI & no login for basic use — get in, get it done. Client-side where possible — many tools run fully in browser, so your data stays local. Categorised navigation — Text Tools, Image Tools, Security Tools, Web & Network Tools — makes it easy to discover the right tool. Built with devs in mind — whether you’re a developer, designer, or content creator, the tools are tailored for tech workflows. I’d love your feedback: Which tool do you use the most? What’s missing from your utility toolbox? Any UX niggles (slow load, awkward UI) you see? If you like what you see, check out Batch Toolkit and bookmark it. If you don’t find something you need — tell me and I’ll try to add it in the next sprint. Thanks for reading, and happy tooling 🎯  ( 6 min )
    AI writes pretty good code these days and it doesn't really matter
    AI Baseline Given that it is impossible to escape conversations about AI, I thought I might as well add to them. I assume that I am not the only one hearing discourse about AI that looks like this: "AI is an incredibly powerful tool, but I'm worried people might use it incorrectly." "Who knows what AI will be able to accomplish in a few years?" "For a text transformer, the output of generative AI is shockingly good." I am definitely in agreement that LLM's can prove a valuable tool, but there are many other developer tools that I consider more valuable (that I will get into) and that do not come with the enormous environmental and societal costs that AI does. I think we as developers should evaluate our relationship with AI in context to our relationship with other tools, and that we oft…  ( 10 min )
    From QA to Indie Dev: My Two Years in Hacktoberfest
    When I joined my first Hacktoberfest, I was purely a QA. At first glance, it might seem like QA specialists don’t have much to do in Hacktoberfest — after all, it’s often seen as a coder’s festival. My Contributions Most of my pull requests went to the free-programming-books I once found useful materials on Godot engine and GDScript in that repository, and now I try to keep it useful for others who are learning just like I did. What I Learned This year, I got an Supercontributor bage, and even made it into the top 10,000 contributors of Hacktoberfest. Hacktoberfest taught me that growth isn’t just about writing more code — it’s about helping others learn, improving shared resources, and believing that your contribution counts. Final Thoughts I hope my story inspires those who still hesitate to join. So, see you next year — because I’m definitely joining again!  ( 6 min )
    The Great Unification: A Journey from CommonJS to ES Modules in Node.js
    There is a quiet revolution happening in our Node.js codebases. It’s not a loud, breaking change that shatters everything in its path, but a gradual, deliberate shift—a migration of thought as much as of syntax. We are leaving the comfortable, familiar shores of CommonJS and setting sail for the standardized world of ES Modules (ESM). For the senior full-stack artisan, this is more than just swapping require for import. It is a journey toward a unified language of modularity, a convergence of the front-end and back-end worlds we straddle. Let's treat this not as a migration guide, but as an appreciation of an evolving artwork. We know CommonJS like the back of our hand. It is the foundation upon which the Node.js ecosystem was built. It’s straightforward, synchronous at its core, and dynam…  ( 9 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less
    Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less is CinemaSins’ latest rapid-fire roast of Nicolas Cage’s wild antics in Longlegs, with a playful nod to Osgood Perkins’s upcoming thriller Keeper. Expect every nitpick on those absurdly literal long legs and all the head-scratching moments you can imagine, delivered in true CinemaSins style. They’ve also hooked you up with links to their main site, Linktree for all the latest updates, a “sinful” poll, and a Patreon for hardcore fans. Don’t miss their other channels (@TVSins, @commercialsins), join the Discord or Reddit, and follow writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, and Daniel on social for even more movie-sinning goodness. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less
    Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less is CinemaSins’ playful roast of one of the year’s best genre flicks—packing in Halloween vibes and a rapid-fire tally of sins to prove that even the greatest movies aren’t immune to a little fun ribbing. If you’re hungry for more, check out their website and Linktree for extra content, join the Discord and Reddit communities, fill out their sinful poll, or support the team on Patreon. Don’t forget to follow the writers and channels across Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and dive into Jeremy’s book for all things CinemaSins. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator 2 - Caravan of Garbage
    Predator 2 (1990) ditches Schwarzenegger’s jungle for Danny Glover patrolling a heat-soaked, crime-ridden LA as he faces off against a souped-up Predator. It loses a few of the original’s familiar beats but delivers a fun, fresh ride—especially if you’re cool with Gary Busey popping up. This breakdown comes courtesy of the “Caravan of Garbage” review, with early vids and bonus podcasts over at bigsandwich.co, plus extended audio on YouTube, social feeds for James & Maso, and merch/podcasts if you’re keen to go deeper. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    The Siren's Call of Async/Await: A Journey Beyond `try/catch`
    There's a certain artistry to writing asynchronous code in modern Node.js. We've journeyed far from the callback pyramids of old, navigated the limbo of Promise.then().catch() chains, and finally found what felt like the promised land: async/await. It reads like synchronous code. It's beautiful. It's clean. We can almost forget we're dealing with the non-blocking, event-driven heart of Node. But this beauty is a siren's call. It tempts us to ignore the jagged rocks of reality lurking just beneath the surface—the rocks of errors. My fellow senior developer, let's take a journey. Let's not treat this as a lecture, but as a critique of an artwork we're all composing: our codebase. When we first embraced async/await, we were diligent. We built sturdy, if a little clumsy, fortresses around our …  ( 9 min )
    Your Web App Keeps Running in Hidden Tabs — Here’s the Fix
    Have you ever had music continue playing after switching tabs? Modern web apps often continue working unnecessarily when the tab is hidden — leading to wasted resources, wrong analytics, and a worse user experience. This article introduces a lightweight utility that solves that problem cleanly and consistently: @alkeshgupta/tab-visibility Let's deep-dive into why tab visibility matters, how the browser behaves behind the scenes, and how you can leverage it in React or vanilla JavaScript immediately. ⭐ If you find this useful, consider leaving a star on GitHub! When a browser tab goes into the background: Animations keep running Videos continue playing Timers continue ticking API calls keep firing Game loops keep looping This leads to: 🔋 Battery drain 🐌 Performance degradatio…  ( 9 min )
    JetBrains ReSharper for Visual Studio
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    MCP standard
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    Part 2: Building MCP Servers to Control a Home Coffee Roaster - An Agentic Development Journey with Warp Agent
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    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator 2 - Caravan of Garbage
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    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator 2 - Caravan of Garbage
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    Arrays: What you should know
    Were you ever one of those nerdy kids who used Google Sheets to make graphs and stuff instead of creating a blocky, inaccurate mess of a bar graph in your presentation group project? Wanna do it again? Arrays are the most useful data structures in code for holding a lot of data. And I mean a LOT. It's your code, you can write 10,000 lines of pure arrays if you want to. But let's say you have never seen an array before, and have no idea what it does. What does it look like? Unlike most people would expect, arrays are actually variables. They're a special type of variable that can hold more than one value. A simple array would be something like; array = [0, 6, 2, 4] Each value in the array is one variable. Because variables can hold many data types, you could write an array like; array2 = ["Apples", 21, emotion, "Married"] Of course, if you have more data than just a few variables, things can get messy. We thought of that. There's more to arrays than just the one dimension. Yes, the array example was a 1-Dimensional array. This means there are 2-Dimensional arrays, as well as 3, 4, 27, and so on. And no, I will not type a 27-Dimensional array for your entertainment. array2d = [ [11, 12, 13, 14], [21, 22, 23, 24], [31, 32, 33, 34] ] array3d = [ [ [111, 112, 113, 114], [121, 122, 123, 124], [131, 132, 133, 134] ], [ [211, 212, 213, 214], [221, 222, 223, 224], [231, 232, 233, 234] ] ] You may ask. in order to pull values from an array, you have to type the value of each dimension like; array[2] // 6 array2d[2][3] // 32 array3d[2][3][1] // 132 When you would ever use these? Well, just like normal variables. Here are a few examples; if array2d[1][3] = 999 { draw_text(32, 32, "I did something!") } if 12 = 12 { show_message(array3d[4][1][2]) }  ( 7 min )
    IaC in Action: How Terraform & Ansible Deliver a Resilient Flask Application on AWS
    🚀 Introduction: The Power of IaC for Resilient Deployments Hook: Tired of manual deployments? Imagine your web app going down because a single server failed painful, avoidable, and common when infrastructure and configuration are done by hand. Introduce IaC: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) lets you describe infrastructure in declarative files you can version, test, and reuse. With IaC you get consistency, repeatability, speed, and fewer manual mistakes. Project Goal: This guide walks you through building a highly available (HA) Flask web application on AWS, fully automated using Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and Ansible for application configuration and deployment. Key Takeaways: After this guide you'll understand: How Terraform and Ansible complement each other. Basic HA desig…  ( 9 min )
    AWS Terraform Module - Custom Prompt Injection Detection
    This is an open-sourced custom prompt injection detection module, designed for deployment on AWS. I built this using personal time/personal money/personal laptop/personal AWS accounts, and it's not connected to my professional employment whatsoever. You might ask why I'd build this when AWS Bedrock's Guardrails feature offers prompt injection protection. There's a few reasons. Reason 1: Customization. You can customize Guardrails to a good extent, can tell it what keywords or topics to avoid. But you can't tell it what to expect. Reason 2: Freedom. With my own prompt injection detection module, I can easily swap Bedrock for something else. And I can do things the way I want them done. Reason 3: Learning. I'm going down an AI / ML / GenAI / LLM learning pathway. It's wild, and I love doing this stuff. The repo is MIT licensed, is Python based, has 146 passing unit tests. Is it perfect? Nope. Can you help make it better? Yup. Let me know what you think. https://github.com/wayneworkman/terraform-module-prompt-injection-detection  ( 6 min )
    Lorem Ipsum
    What is Lorem Ipsum? Why do we use it? Where does it come from? The standard chunk of Lorem Ipsum used since the 1500s is reproduced below for those interested. Sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 from "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" by Cicero are also reproduced in their exact original form, accompanied by English versions from the 1914 translation by H. Rackham. Where can I get some? There are many variations of passages of Lorem Ipsum available, but the majority have suffered alteration in some form, by injected humour, or randomised words which don't look even slightly believable. If you are going to use a passage of Lorem Ipsum, you need to be sure there isn't anything embarrassing hidden in the middle of text. All the Lorem Ipsum generators on the Internet tend to repeat predefined chunks as necessary, making this the first true generator on the Internet. It uses a dictionary of over 200 Latin words, combined with a handful of model sentence structures, to generate Lorem Ipsum which looks reasonable. The generated Lorem Ipsum is therefore always free from repetition, injected humour, or non-characteristic words etc.  ( 7 min )
    Free AI Tools Like CheatEye: Make Your Own Profile Finder (2025)
    By Rajni Sharma AI Developer & Open-Source Enthusiast | November 2, 2025 Hey everyone, I'm Rajni Sharma — a full-stack AI dev who's been knee-deep in computer vision and web scraping for the past five years. I've built fraud detectors for banks and even a deepfake spotter that went viral on Hacker News. But nothing hits closer to home than tools for uncovering hidden online lives. Two years ago, I stumbled on CheatEye AI while debugging a personal project. It's a niche site launched in 2023, promising to scan dating apps for secret profiles. Sounds revolutionary, right? Wrong. Let's break it down — and I'll show you free (or cheap) alternatives that actually work, plus code to roll your own. CheatEye AI isn't hacking Tinder or Bumble. That's illegal and impossible without APIs. Instead, i…  ( 8 min )
    The Queue: Producer-Consumer Patterns and Async Communication
    Timothy stared at his screen, frustrated once again. He'd successfully made his book scanning system run multiple tasks concurrently, but now he had a different problem: chaos. "Margaret, look at this," Timothy said, pulling up his code. "I have ten scanner tasks running concurrently, but they're all trying to read from the same list of books. They're fighting over which book to scan next, some books get scanned twice, and sometimes the program just crashes." import asyncio import random books_to_scan = ["Book_1", "Book_2", "Book_3", "Book_4", "Book_5"] scanned_books = [] async def scanner(worker_id): """Scanner task that processes books""" while books_to_scan: # PROBLEM: Multiple tasks accessing shared state! book = books_to_scan.pop(0) # Race condition! …  ( 14 min )
    Real-World Distributed Tracing: Java, OpenTelemetry, and Google Cloud Trace in Production
    Deep Dive into Google Cloud Tracing for Java: A Production-Ready Implementation Guide Distributed tracing has transformed from an operational luxury to a fundamental requirement for understanding production systems. Over the years, I've debugged countless incidents where proper trace instrumentation made the difference between resolving an issue in minutes versus hours of correlation work across fragmented logs. Google Cloud Trace, now deeply integrated with OpenTelemetry standards, has undergone significant evolution—particularly with the September 2025 introduction of the Telemetry API and the architectural improvements that followed. This article provides a comprehensive, production-ready guide to implementing Google Cloud Tracing in Java applications, incorporating the latest feature…  ( 18 min )
    Auditing All Shared Files in Google Drive with Apps Script
    I needed a way to list who can access every shared file on my Google Drive. However, most scripts I found online were not working for me. So I opened Cursor and started building it myself. At first, I intended to publish the Apps Script as an add-on, but it turns out the script needs a restricted scope thus requiring a long review process. Finally I decided to publish the script for free, along with a Google Sheets Template. This is how you can list who has access to every shared file on your Google Drive: Copy the template (includes the script): Drive Audit Files Template. Open your copy and use the Drive Audit menu (as shown): Click Run Audit Now to start your first scan. If Authorization Required appears, click OK and proceed. Click Advanced (bottom-left), then Go to Clasp Drive Audit Add-on Click Select all to grant the requested permissions, then Continue. You’ll see the audit begin: The script will add Drive Audit and Audit Status sheets to your file. Review details in Drive Audit (sensitive info in the screenshot is redacted): Check progress/completion in Audit Status (e.g., running vs. done). You can check the full source code on my github. my blog  ( 6 min )
    The Shift Toward Reactive Programming in Modern Web Development
    In the ever-evolving world of web development, staying ahead of the curve is a constant challenge. As new frameworks, libraries, and paradigms emerge, developers must decide which technologies will define the next generation of applications. One such shift has been the growing popularity of reactive programming. But what exactly does this mean for web development, and why is it becoming such a pivotal part of modern application architecture? Let’s dive into the world of reactive programming and explore why it's becoming the go-to choice for developers today. At its core, reactive programming is about handling data streams and the propagation of changes. Think of it like this: you have a flow of data coming into your app, and instead of manually managing updates whenever something changes, …  ( 9 min )
    GMX V1 Exploit Analysis: How a $42M Classic Reentrancy Attack Unfolded
    A Technical Post-Mortem on a Preventable Vulnerability In the fast-paced world of Decentralized Finance (DeFi), protocols are built on a foundation of open-source code and immutable trust. But this code, no matter how innovative, is still written by humans. In July 2025, the Web3 community received a powerful reminder of this fact when GMX V1, one of the most popular perpetuals exchanges, was exploited in a sophisticated attack that drained $42 million from its vault. The surprise? The vulnerability wasn't a novel zero-day attack. It was an old, well-documented adversary: Reentrancy. In this technical deep dive, we will dissect the attack, identify the vulnerable code, explain how the attacker (later identified as a white-hat) exploited this flaw, and most importantly, discuss how it could…  ( 10 min )
    How to Create and Publish a Flutter Package on pub.dev
    Have you ever built a cool feature in Flutter and thought, “Other developers could really use this!”? That’s when it’s time to turn your code into a Flutter package and share it with the community. In this guide, I’ll walk you step-by-step through creating your own Flutter package and publishing it on pub.dev Step 1: Create a New Package Open your terminal and run: flutter create --template=package my_awesome_package This creates a folder named my_awesome_package with this structure: my_awesome_package/ ├── lib/ │ └── my_awesome_package. Dart ├── pubspec.yaml └── test/ Tip: flutter create --template=plugin my_awesome_plugin Step 2: Write Your Package Code Open the file lib/my_awesome_package.dart. library my_awesome_package; String capitalize(String text) { if (text.isEmpty) return…  ( 7 min )
    ¿Qué Son los Genéricos?
    En programacion muchas veces requerimos crear componentes (como funciones, clases o estructuras de datos) que realicen la misma lógica con diferentes tipos de datos. Por ejemplo: una funcion que invierte el orden de los elementos en un array. Esta funcion utiliza la misma logica para un array de numeros que para un array de textos o un array de objetos Si se define la funciona con tipos especificos (ej: number): function invertir(input: Array): Array { // ... Lógica de inversión } Esta función no puede ser reutilizada para Array. Tendrías que duplicar el código para cada tipo, lo que genera rigidez y mantenimiento complejo. Algunos lenguajes, como por ejemplo typescript, permiten el uso de los tipos comodin, estos serian una solucion. Solo que al utilizar un ti…  ( 7 min )
    Most developers make the mistake of storing prompts in random notes. A serious prompt engineer treats prompts like reusable components.
    Building a Prompt Engineering Toolkit for Developers Jaideep Parashar ・ Nov 2 #webdev #promptengineering #ai #productivity  ( 6 min )
    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator 2 - Caravan of Garbage
    Predator 2 – Caravan of Garbage takes the hunt from the jungle to the neon-soaked streets of 1990s Los Angeles, swapping Schwarzenegger for Danny Glover as a city detective battling a deadlier new Predator amid a steamy crime wave. It even throws in a memorable Gary Busey turn for extra chaos. While it misses some of the original’s jungle grit, Predator 2 delivers a fun, fresh spin on the franchise—perfect if you’re up for urban warfare and don’t expect an exact replay of the first movie. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    RimStone is a different kind of programming language
    From a bicycle to a rocket Over the past 50 years, general-purpose programming languages became more complex due to the constant influx of new features (some of which are great, while others are a "feature creep"). Just look at any major programming language in its early days, versus the latest incarnations. From a distance, it may look like you switched from riding a bicycle to flying a passenger jet with a few hundred knobs, buttons and readout consoles. Arguably, the language structure covers many more usage patterns, yields additional power, and safety has improved, but the complexity and the learning curve has increased too. While in the beginning there was lots of pitfalls due to the lack of features and safety, which would usually result in too many ways of doing the same thing, i…  ( 10 min )
    Building a Prompt Engineering Toolkit for Developers
    Prompt engineering is no longer just a “writing skill”; it has become a core developer skill, especially for those building AI-powered products, automations, or internal tools. But to work efficiently, you need a proper toolkit just like developers use VS Code, Git, Postman, or Docker. Here’s the toolkit I recommend every developer build to level up their AI workflow. 1️⃣ Your Core Prompt Library (The Source of Truth) Most developers make the mistake of storing prompts in random notes. Your library should have: Role-based prompts (e.g., “Senior Dev Debugger”) Skill-specific prompts (e.g., Docker, APIs, Excel, Python) Reusable frameworks (COT, TREE, RECAP, RAG formats) Ideal Structure: /Prompt-Toolkit ├── Coding ├── Debugging ├── Documentation ├── Testing & QA ├── Refactoring └── Busi…  ( 9 min )
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    Sample Website Traffic Data Here is a sample dataset for demonstrating data analysis and visualization with Python. Date Visitors Signups Page Views 2025-10-01 154 22 430 2025-10-02 168 27 445 2025-10-03 190 19 480 2025-10-04 142 18 400 2025-10-05 175 25 455 Plot daily visitors and signups using Python (matplotlib/seaborn) Calculate average visitors per week Analyze correlation between visitors and signups Create tutorials about reading and visualizing CSV data Feel free to use this table as a foundation for your next technical blog post! [web:21][web:6]  ( 6 min )
    Angular 20: Ushering in the Reactive and Zoneless Era
    The release of Angular 20 in May 2025 marked a significant turning point for the Google-developed framework, focusing heavily on performance, developer experience, and reactivity. This version stabilizes major, long-anticipated features and introduces enhancements that solidify Angular position as a powerful choice for building large-scale, high-performance web applications. Overall Features of Angular 20 Angular 20s feature set is centered around delivering a more streamlined, performant, and modern developer workflow. 🌟 Key New and Stabilized Features - Stabilized Signal APIs: - Enhanced Server-Side Rendering (SSR) with Incremental Hydration: - Template Enhancements: @for, and @switch blocks are now stable and are the preferred syntax over the older structural directives (*ngIf, ngFor). - New Template Operators: - Angular Material Updates: 🆚 Angular 20 vs. Angular 19: Major Differences Angular 20 is largely a maturation of the foundational work introduced in Angular 16-19, particularly around reactivity and component structure. The core difference is the shift from experimental and optional modern features (like Signals and Control Flow) to stable and default features, fundamentally changing how new Angular applications are structured and perform. 👍 Advantages and 👎 Disadvantages of Angular 20 ✅ Advantages - Significant Performance Boost: - Simplified Component Architecture: - Enhanced Debugging: ❌ Disadvantages - Learning Curve for Existing Developers: - Migration Complexity: - Ecosystem Catch-Up: - Steep Learning Curve for Newcomers (Initial): While the final result is simpler, a new developer still needs to grasp core Angular concepts like Components, Dependency Injection, and now the new Signals/Zoneless model, which can still feel more opinionated and complex than getting started with lighter frameworks.  ( 8 min )
    Step-by-step Installation guide for Ruby
    Installing Ruby on Xubuntu (My Notes from The Odin Project) Before jumping into Ruby on Rails, we first need to set up Ruby itself. It sounds simple, but trust me — this step can get messy if you skip details. I went through this recently while following The Odin Project, and here’s a cleaner, beginner-friendly walkthrough based on my own experience. Rails runs on Ruby, so before creating your first app, you need the correct Ruby version and a version manager to switch between them easily. I’ll be using rbenv, which helps install and manage Ruby versions safely without touching system files. Always start fresh! Open your terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T on Xubuntu) and update existing packages: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade This ensures your system’s libraries are current. Ruby need…  ( 7 min )
    Terraform Basics – Week 1: Deploying Your First Azure VM
    Table of Contents 1. Intro 2. Prerequisites 3. What We’re Building This Week 4. Creating Our Folder and File Structure 5. Why Multiple .tf Files 6. Step by Step Implementation a) providers.tf b) resource-group.tf c) virtual-network.tf d) virtual-machine.tf 7. Deploying to Azure 8. What We’ll Improve Next Week 9. Wrap-Up 1. Intro Welcome to Week 1 of my new Terraform Basics series. When you’re used to clicking through Azure Portal, the idea of spinning up infrastructure through code can feel strange. But once you see how clean, repeatable, and scalable it is, there’s no going back. Terraform makes that transition smooth: you describe your setup in plain text, and Terraform builds it exactly the same way every single time. 2. Prerequisites If you’d like to follow along, here’s what you’ll ne…  ( 8 min )
    The 7 Paid Subscriptions I Use in 2025 as a Freelance Software Developer
    (And Why I Don’t Regret Paying for a Single One) Freelancing in tech is exciting—but it’s also chaotic. Between managing clients, writing clean code, building personal projects, and trying to market yourself, there’s a constant tug-of-war between creativity, productivity, and sanity. I’ve been freelancing as a software developer for the last few years, and 2025 has been the first year where I feel like my workflow finally clicked. Why? Because I invested in the right paid tools — not fancy gadgets or luxury software, but subscriptions that actually make me better at what I do. Here are the 7 paid subscriptions I actively use (and renew every year) that help me code smarter, brand myself professionally, and stay financially stable as a solo dev. Zoviz – My One-Stop Branding & Design Compani…  ( 10 min )
    Browser scrollbar color in the Dark mode.
    SoybeenAdmin is a dashboard template built with Vue 3, Pinia, and TypeScript. With 13.3k stars and 2.3k forks, it is a popular project. I fixed a bug where the scrollbar color didn't switch to light when dark mode was enabled. The fix for Firefox and Chrome involved updating the CSS property scrollbar-color, but this property doesn’t apply to Safari. Safari doesn't support this property, yet I found several websites that displayed different color scrollbars while dark mode was active. The solution for Safari is the color-scheme property. This property informs Safari that the element is dark, allowing it to use a light color scrollbar by default. Although this issue wasn’t difficult, I initially had no idea what was causing it. Chrome, Firefox, and Safari each support different CSS properties, which made it challenging for me to get into frontend development. After checking line by line on MDN, I discovered stylelint. I believe this CSS linter can help alleviate my headaches in the frontend projects I'm involved in.  ( 6 min )
    Daily Artificial Intelligence Digest - Nov 02, 2025
    Industry Trends & Resource Demands OpenAI's rapid growth exemplifies the robust expansion of the AI sector, with significant revenue forecast signaling strong market confidence. This growth is mirrored by continued, substantial investment from big tech companies, underscoring intense competition and the high resource demands of advanced AI development. However, this expansion brings challenges, notably rising energy costs impacting AI operations and data centers, while Microsoft's CEO notes AI's role in workforce dynamics. Concurrently, China's new analog chip signals a potential shift in the global hardware race essential for sustaining AI's computational needs. Recent innovations highlight AI's growing practical utility and advanced capabilities, moving beyond theoretical applications. A notable example involved an AI chatbot effectively cutting a hospital bill significantly by identifying billing errors, demonstrating tangible consumer benefits. Furthermore, AI researchers successfully embodied a large language model into a robot, showcasing progress in integrating sophisticated language understanding with physical interaction. As AI technologies advance, particularly toward agentic intelligence, discussions around comprehensive governance and ethical frameworks intensify. The development of an AI artificial personhood framework is being explored to address the complex challenges posed by increasingly autonomous AI systems. This initiative aims to establish guidelines for managing advanced AI entities and their societal impact.  ( 6 min )
    AI Inference: The Silent Budget Killer (and How to Stop It)
    AI Inference: The Silent Budget Killer (and How to Stop It) You've built an amazing AI model. Training was tough, but you nailed it. Now comes the real shock: deploying and running that model in production. The ongoing cost of inference – actually using the model to generate predictions – can quickly balloon, turning your AI dream into a financial nightmare. The core problem is that inference isn't free. Every prediction requires computational resources, and with large language models (LLMs), this cost can be significant. We can consider the entire inference process as a compute-driven activity that produces predictions as its output. Think of it like this: your AI model is a high-performance sports car. Training is buying the car. Inference is the cost of gas, tires, and maintenance eve…  ( 7 min )
    📰 Major Tech News: November 1st, 2025 — Nvidia's Korean AI Surge, Energy Pressures Mount, and Video AI Takes Center Stage
    In the tech world on November 1st, artificial intelligence continued to dominate the conversation, with hardware giants forging ambitious partnerships and software innovators pushing creative boundaries. But beneath the excitement, sobering realities emerged: skyrocketing energy demands for AI infrastructure are testing global grids, while regulatory deadlines loomed for cybersecurity compliance. It was a day that underscored the sector's relentless pace equal parts promise and peril as companies raced to capitalize on AI's momentum amid mounting operational challenges. Nvidia, the undisputed king of AI chips, took a significant step deeper into Asia's manufacturing heartland today with a landmark deal alongside Samsung Electronics. The two companies announced plans to construct a sprawlin…  ( 10 min )
    Looking forward to this when it comes out on streaming. I saw the original in the theatres when I was a kid and was hooked. Loved the second one mostly because of Daft Punk’s score (and cameo)—so fitting. And this one is scored by NIN! https://youtu.be/ILu
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    The Task Scheduler: Managing Multiple Coroutines with asyncio
    Timothy stared at his screen, frustrated. The library's new automated inventory system needed to check the status of books across three different sources: the main catalog, the reserve collection, and the inter-library loan system. He'd written async functions for each source, but his code was taking forever to run. "Margaret, I don't understand," Timothy said, pulling up his code. "I'm using async/await, but it's still running everything sequentially. It's taking just as long as synchronous code!" import asyncio import time async def check_main_catalog(): """Check main catalog - takes 2 seconds""" print(" Checking main catalog...") await asyncio.sleep(2) return {"main": 1247} async def check_reserves(): """Check reserve collection - takes 2 seconds""" print(" C…  ( 17 min )
    🌀 Brent's Algorithm Explained – Faster Cycle Detection for Beginners
    🚀 What Problem Are We Solving? (The Loop) Imagine you are traveling through a sequence of steps (like nodes in a linked list, or numbers from a math formula). Eventually, you might enter a loop, where the steps just repeat forever. The sequence looks like the Greek letter "Rho" : it has a straight Tail leading into a repeating Cycle (Loop). Our goal is simple: Find the length of the repeating Cycle (lambda) and the length of the Tail (k) as quickly as possible. Concept What it is Example Tail (k) The steps before the cycle starts. 1, 2, 3 (3 steps) Cycle (lambda) The sequence that repeats infinitely. 4, 5, 6 (3 steps) Full Sequence 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4, 5, 6, 4, 5, 6, ... Brent's Algorithm is a clever way to find this loop. Unlike other methods that crawl slowly, Brent's…  ( 9 min )
    SE371 Project 2 Ayaan Ahmed
    For Project 2, I worked on the SearchList, mainly the RangeTracker, SearchList, and SearchListFactory classes. I also wrote and ran my assigned JUnit tests (T1, T15, T16, T27–T29). Most of my time went into getting everything to build and run smoothly while keeping my branch (ayaanBranch) synced with main. There were a few bumps along the way. At one point a leftover HashMap file randomly came back into the repo, which I had to delete again. I also had to restore Node and NodeFactory from origin/main so everything matched up. After that, my build and tests passed fine on my end, though two shared tests in the main SearchListTest file were still failing. Those weren’t mine, so I didn’t touch them and just made sure my new test files worked. Cristian led the team while the rest of us worked on our sections. We used our Teams Chat to coordinate, but since we were implementing another team’s design, a few unclear spots in their documentation slowed things down. That part made it trickier since everyone’s work depended on each other lining up correctly. Overall, I learned a lot about syncing branches, fixing merge issues, and running Gradle builds properly. If I could change anything, I’d make my UML diagram a little more detailed so the connections between classes were clearer. Everything I worked on built and passed locally before I pushed my final commits and opened my pull request.  ( 6 min )
    AndesVL Technical Report: An Efficient Mobile-side Multimodal Large LanguageModel
    AndesVL: AI That Fits Right Inside Your Pocket Ever imagined your phone could see and think like a mini‑computer brain? Scientists have created a new AI called AndesVL that does exactly that—running powerful visual‑language tasks straight on your mobile device. first‑tier performance on everything from answering questions about photos to solving math puzzles on the screen. AndesVL’s breakthrough opens the door for smarter camera apps, on‑device translators, and even safer AR experiences for everyone. Read article comprehensive review in Paperium.net: AndesVL Technical Report: An Efficient Mobile-side Multimodal Large LanguageModel 🤖 This analysis and review was primarily generated and structured by an AI . The content is provided for informational and quick-review purposes.  ( 16 min )
    life is a meme!
    MemeExplorer Sinatra App — Developer Takeaways This file summarizes my major learnings and insights while building the MemeExplorer Sinatra app. It reflects both technical growth and system-level thinking. Key Learnings: Structured complex logic inside a class-based Sinatra app (MemeExplorer < Sinatra::Base). Integrated Puma for concurrency, handling multiple simultaneous requests efficiently. Used middleware (Rack::Attack) for rate-limiting and API protection. Takeaway: I treated Sinatra like Rails — modular, configurable, and production-aware — a sign of senior-level backend thinking. Key Learnings: Used Redis for caching and throttling, SQLite for persistence. Handled Redis connection errors gracefully with fallbacks. Built auto-cleanup routines for stale data. Takeaway: Developed a…  ( 8 min )
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    ASTER Zooms 20% as Binance's CZ Purchases 2M Tokens
    ASTER is a rebranded derivative platform token with a max supply of 8 billion, focusing on community incentives and decentralized exchange features.  ( 29 min )
    The AWS Outage Shows Why Crypto Can't Keep Relying On Centralized Infrastructure
    For an industry that prides itself on decentralization and constantly lauds its benefits, crypto exchanges being so reliant on vulnerable centralized cloud platforms for their own infrastructure feels like hypocrisy, argues Dr. Max Li, founder and CEO of OORT.  ( 33 min )
    'Bitcoin's Silent IPO': Analyst Addresses BTC's Lame Price Action in Viral Weekend Essay
    Wildly successful ETFs, accelerating institutional adoption and friendly regulatory policy, yet bitcoin watches from the sidelines as other assets surge. What gives?  ( 32 min )
    Sam Bankman-Fried's Last Chance? Appeals Court to Hear Arguments on FTX Founder's Retrial Motion Next Week
    The FTX founder is looking for a fresh trial on his fraud and conspiracy charges. He's got an uphill battle.  ( 38 min )
    November Could Be the New October for U.S. Crypto ETFs After Shutdown Delays SEC Decisions
    After October’s delays caused by the U.S. government shutdown, ETF issuers are finding new ways to bring spot crypto funds to market.  ( 30 min )
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    Yamaha Unveils Six Futuristic Models At Japan Mobility Show 2025
    Yamaha has taken the stage with six unique models at this year’s Japan Mobility Show (JMS 2025). These include the Motoroid: A Lambda, Tricera, Proto, H2 Buddy Porter concepts which utilises hybrid, electric and hydrogen alternatives. The first prototype of the Motoroid: A Lambda was showcased in 2017, which could stand and interact autonomously. It […] The post Yamaha Unveils Six Futuristic Models At Japan Mobility Show 2025 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Govt Considering Possible Ban On Roblox Over Child Safety Concerns
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    AI's Blind Spot: A Simple Filter for Unlearning Bias
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    Will Developers Survive AI Takeover? Part 3: What Happens If You Stay Old School?
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    Sistema de Control de Jobs en Tiempo Real con Channels y Background Services en .NET
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    Building Elegant Batch Jobs in Laravel with Clean Architecture
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    Covering index for $group/$sum in MongoDB aggregation (with hint)
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    Unlock Dual Revenue Streams: Monetizing Your LLM Apps with AI Conversations
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    Are Large Reasoning Models Interruptible?
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    How to Create AI Agents Using Mastra and TypeScript
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    Whatsapp Chatbot Multitenant - Whatsapp Cloud API
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    Keeping Linux Responsive - Taming the OOM Killer with EarlyOOM
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    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator 2 - Caravan of Garbage
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    Semantic search with embeddings in PHP: a hands-on guide using Neuron AI and Ollama
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    🏁ASPICE Literacy — Episode 9: ASPICE & Functional Safety: Siblings 👫 or Strangers 👥?
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    How can I bind OLSRT to PHP?
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    **Emotion-Informed Sentiment Analysis** ```python import nl
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    CI/CT Quality Automation Tool
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    AI as Mathematical Muse: Unlocking the Universe's Secrets Together
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    Graph Diffusion Transformers are In-Context Molecular Designers
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    WTF is Remote Browser Isolation?
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    Peter Finch Golf: I challenged a HEAD PRO at HIS OWN course... (Ep. 2 – Carlisle GC)
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    Ringer Movies: ‘Halloween II’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
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    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator - Caravan of Garbage
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    Kalman Filter Algorithm: Core Principles, Advantages, Applications, and C Code Implementation
    This article provides a comprehensive breakdown of the Kalman Filter algorithm, covering everything from its core concepts to practical applications, and serves as a complete reference for both engineering development and theoretical learning. It first clarifies the recursive nature of the Kalman Filter—centered on the “fusion of prediction and observation”—then analyzes its key advantages in detail, such as efficient real-time processing, optimal estimation under Gaussian assumptions, and multi-source information fusion. At the same time, it highlights limitations including dependence on linearity and Gaussianity, sensitivity to model parameters, and increased computational complexity in high-dimensional spaces. This helps readers accurately assess the scenarios where the algorithm is bes…  ( 11 min )
    Next.js in 2025: Why It's the Best React Framework
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    My Hacktoberfest 2025
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    Why Solving Coding Exercises Daily Improves Logic Building
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    System Design Explained Like a Human — 25 Core Concepts with Real Examples and Tools Part -2
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    The Hidden Side of AI: Why Web Developers Must Build Responsibly 🤖⚖️
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    System Design Explained Like a Human — 25 Core Concepts with Real Examples and Tools Part -1
    Real-world system design explained like a human, not a whiteboard diagram. Every massive online platform — Flipkart, Netflix, Swiggy — runs on systems that handle millions of requests per second without collapsing. This series breaks down 26 essential system-design concepts in simple, relatable terms. Systems must scale vertically (bigger servers) or horizontally (more servers). Distribute incoming traffic smartly to avoid overloading one server. Caching reduces load and latency by serving repeated data fast. In-memory: Redis, Memcached CDN: Cloudflare, Akamai Analogy: Like remembering answers from yesterday’s test. Choose between: SQL for transactions NoSQL for scalability Hybrid for flexibility Example: Flipkart mixes MySQL + Elasticsearch. Use indexes to find rows faster, just like an index in a book. Split big databases into smaller chunks for performance. Keep multiple live copies of data. If one fails, another takes over. Types: Write-through Write-around Write-back Use wisely depending on data criticality. CAP Theorem trade-off: Choose any 2 — Consistency, Availability, Partition Tolerance. Example: Banking → Consistency; Social apps → Availability. Bring content closer to users for faster response. Every request flows through an API gateway for routing, throttling, and auth. Tools: Kong, AWS API Gateway, Nginx. Don’t block users! Use queues like Kafka or RabbitMQ for background jobs. Metrics, logs, and traces form the “nervous system” of your app. We covered how systems scale and observe themselves. → Resilience, Fault Tolerance & Real-World Recovery Patterns  ( 7 min )
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    Mastering `Copy` and `Clone` traits in Rust
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    A Complete Guide to Rust Variables, Ownership, Lifetimes, and Memory Management
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    Rust vs. Go: Type-Safe State Machines Explained Through Star Wars
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    Linked Lists in Rust 1.90.0: A Comprehensive Technical Guide
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    Build a AI Voice Agent Using RAG Pipeline and VideoSDK
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    How to Improve Gut Health Naturally: Foods and Habits That Work
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    Mastering Ownership, Moves, Borrowing, and Lifetimes in Rust
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    How I Reduced My Dashboard Bundle Size from 1.72 MB to 299 KB for Faster Loading
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    AI Agents in 2025: A Practical Guide for Developers
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    Tetrix vs Claude
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    No Laying Up Podcast: How an Apparrel Business Gets Built | Trap Draw, Ep 366
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    Jeff Su: The Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers
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    Daily Artificial Intelligence Digest - Nov 01, 2025
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    "Unlocking the Musical Secrets of Ancient Civilizations: The
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    第 18 课:Web UI 与 API 使用
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    Lesson 18: Web UI and API Usage
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    Lesson 17: Telegram Setup
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    第 17 课:Telegram 通知配置
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    Configuring Simple Settings In An Azure Storage Account
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    📰 Major Tech News: Oct 31, 2025 : Big Tech's AI Spending Surge, Nvidia's Chip Partnerships, and OpenAI's Security Innovation
    In a week dominated by earnings reports, October 31 marked a pivotal moment for the tech sector as giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta laid bare their aggressive bets on artificial intelligence. Shares swung wildly, Amazon hit a record high on strong cloud results, while others dipped on hefty spending forecasts, underscoring the high-stakes race to build AI infrastructure. Meanwhile, chipmakers inked deals to fuel the boom, and innovators unveiled tools to address AI's growing pains, from security flaws to regulatory hurdles. It was a day that crystallized the industry's forward momentum, tempered by the realities of ballooning costs and geopolitical tensions. Amazon's third-quarter results provided a bright spot in an otherwise jittery market, with the e-commerce behemoth's stock sur…  ( 10 min )
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    Is November the New October? Analyst Says It’s Bitcoin’s Strongest Month — Here’s the Data
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    Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire Calls Arc ‘an Economic OS for the internet’
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    Bitcoin: The Dawn of a New Monetary Era
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    Latin American Crypto Exchange Ripio Launches Argentine Peso Stablecoin 'wARS'
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    State of Crypto: The Government Shutdown Nears a Record
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    ARK Invest’s Crypto Exposure Tops $2.15B as Bullish Holdings Rise Across 3 Funds
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    Satoshi's Bitcoin Whitepaper Turns 17: From Cypherpunk Rebellion to Wall Street Staple
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    MiCA Won’t Save Us from a Stablecoin Crisis. It Might be Building One
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    Tesla CEO Elon Musk Says X Chat's New P2P Encryption System Is Similar to Bitcoin's
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    ‘Bitcoin Never Shuts Down’: U.S. Treasury Secretary Marks Anniversary, Needles Democrats
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    Want The GWM Tank 500 HEV In All Black? It’ll Cost An Extra RM8,000
    GWM Malaysia has expanded its Tank 500 line-up with the unveiling of the Tank 500 HEV Black Edition variant. This seven-seater was launched in the local market earlier this year at the Malaysia Auto Show (MAS 2025). As for this variant, it features updated exterior elements with a bold, darkened theme. The headlights, fog lights, […] The post Want The GWM Tank 500 HEV In All Black? It’ll Cost An Extra RM8,000 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Razer Teams Up With Valve For Counter-Strike 2 Collection
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    US Senator Seeks Trump Administration’s Help To Curb AI Chip Smuggling Through Malaysia
    A US senator has called on President Donald Trump’s administration to assist Malaysia in curbing the illegal smuggling of US-made artificial intelligence (AI) chips into China, Reuters reported. The request follows US intelligence assessments that identify Malaysia as one of several countries allegedly used as transit points in organised efforts to bypass export restrictions on […] The post US Senator Seeks Trump Administration’s Help To Curb AI Chip Smuggling Through Malaysia appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    WhatsApp Starts Testing Companion App For Apple Watch
    While a dedicated app for WhatsApp has been available for smartwatches running Wear OS for quite some time now, no such thing exists for the Apple Watch just yet. However, it seems that the messaging platform is currently working to bridge the gap. According to WABetaInfo, Meta has introduced an app for the Apple Watch […] The post WhatsApp Starts Testing Companion App For Apple Watch appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
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    Large reasoning models almost certainly can think
    Recently, there has been a lot of hullabaloo about the idea that large reasoning models (LRM) are unable to think. This is mostly due to a research article published by Apple, "The Illusion of Thinking" Apple argues that LRMs must not be able to think; instead, they just perform pattern-matching. The evidence they provided is that LRMs with chain-of-thought (CoT) reasoning are unable to carry on the calculation using a predefined algorithm as the problem grows. This is a fundamentally flawed argument. If you ask a human who already knows the algorithm for solving the Tower-of-Hanoi problem to solve a Tower-of-Hanoi problem with twenty discs, for instance, he or she would almost certainly fail to do so. By that logic, we must conclude that humans cannot think either. However, this argument …

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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less
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    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator 2 - Caravan of Garbage
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    Brutal Truths from 7 Years of Hacktoberfest – How to Make It Worth Your Time
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    On Epistemic Uncertainty of Visual Tokens for Object Hallucinations in LargeVision-Language Models
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    A Beginner's Guide to Stablecoins and Why They Matter
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    1% 0 — Sobre la improbabilidad estadística de conservar la conciencia en un sistema que la penaliza
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    I Took an 18-Month Break from Dev.to to Master AI — Now I’m Back with Real Projects
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    Security news weekly round-up - 31st October 2025
    In cybersecurity, when you hear the word vulnerability, you know it's not a good thing. Meanwhile, it can be scary if you learn that attackers are exploiting the vulnerability. In other news, it turns out that researchers can break confidential computing in some popular CPUs. TEE.Fail attack breaks confidential computing on Intel, AMD, NVIDIA CPUs As a reminder, TEE means Trusted Execution Environment. It's a secure area of a system. Now, what happened? The excerpt below has more details. Researchers from Georgia Tech and Purdue University note that modern implementations of Intel SGX, Intel TDX, and AMD SEV-SNP are no longer as secure as advertised, due to architectural trade-offs in recent generations. Their experiments confirmed that it is possible to exploit these weaknesses for key …  ( 17 min )
    Registrars, Name Servers, and DNS Records: How They All Work Together to Serve Your Page
    When you type a website name like google.com in your browser, a lot of things happen quietly before that familiar page appears. Behind the scenes, there’s a small chain of events that makes sure your request finds the right computer somewhere on the internet. The registrar is where you buy and manage your domain name. Think of it as the official shop where domains are registered and maintained. Popular registrars include Google Domains, Namecheap, GoDaddy, and Cloudflare. When you buy example.com, you’re not buying it forever. You’re essentially renting it from the global domain system, managed by ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). The registrar acts as the interface between you and ICANN. At this point, your domain exists but it doesn’t yet know where your we…  ( 8 min )
    From YAML to Glory: Mastering Infrastructure as Code 🎯
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    **Caution: Synthetic Data Oversight - Overfitting to Noise**
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    First contribution in hacktoberfest
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    Join the AI Agents Intensive Course Writing Challenge with Google and Kaggle!
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    CodePlot-CoT: Mathematical Visual Reasoning by Thinking with Code-Driven Images
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    Lots of momentum this week!
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    How I Built an Agentic AI Coach That Turns Garmin Data Into a Training Partner
    Intro: Garmin AI Coach — a multi-agent endurance coach that analyzes Garmin health and activity data to generate adaptive training plans for triathletes, cyclists, and runners. What makes it special: agentic AI system that actually interprets your physiological data (HRV, sleep, stress, load) and drafts a transparent, auditable plan you can inspect line-by-line. Every insight is reproducible — no black-box “trust us” recommendations. How to contribute: 🧠 Help improve the agent reasoning or planning prompts. 🧩 Add new data connectors (Thryve, Garmin Health API, or Connect IQ). 🧪 Build demo datasets so new users can run the tool without real credentials. 🖼️ Create front-end visualizations for the generated HTML reports. Issues labeled good first issue are beginner-friendly. I’d love to mentor new contributors, especially anyone interested in AI workflows, sports science, or wearable integrations. Why I’m passionate: why it suggests what it does. Garmin AI Coach is my attempt to merge transparency, personalization, and open science. Links: leonzzz435/garmin-ai-coach “I Fired My Garmin Coach and Built an AI to Train for an Ironman 70.3”  ( 6 min )
    A Senior Developer's Guide to the Model Context Protocol
    You’ve been there. You’ve just integrated a powerful new LLM into your workflow, and the possibilities feel endless. Then comes the reality: bridging the gap between the model's linguistic intelligence and the practical, real-world actions you need it to perform. This means wrestling with a dozen different APIs, each with its own authentication quirks, data schemas, and documentation (or lack thereof). You write glue code. You build bespoke adapters. And just when you get it all working, a new model comes out, or an API updates, and you’re back to square one, refactoring your integrations for a new host environment. It feels like the pre-USB era of computing, where every peripheral needed its own proprietary port. What if there was a USB-C for AI? A single, standardized protocol that allow…  ( 12 min )
    My DevOps Journey: Part 12-Networking Like a Pro: VPC, Subnets & Secure AWS Connectivity
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    Peter Finch Golf: I challenged a HEAD PRO at HIS OWN course... (Ep. 2 – Carlisle GC)
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    Ringer Movies: ‘Halloween II’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
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    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator 2 - Caravan of Garbage
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    Código gerado por IA: isso é bom ou ruim?
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    My Frontend Setup: The Tools That Keep Me Productive
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    Understanding OWASP M1 (2024): Improper Credential Usage in React Native/Expo and How to Mitigate It
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    Modernize Go with golangci-lint v2.6.0
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    Why Meta’s 1 GW Solar Move Is the Most Ruthless Power Play In Tech (And Nobody Gets It)
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    The Developer's Edge: Why Your Trading Needs a Proper Journal More Than Your Code Needs Logging
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    ROS2 Publisher Node.
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    Modern C# Development: Target-Typed `new`
    Hi lovely readers, Have you ever found yourself typing the same type name twice when creating an object in C#? For example Person person = new Person(); feels a little repetitive, doesn’t it? Modern C# fixes this small annoyance with a simple but powerful feature called target-typed new. It helps you write cleaner, shorter, and more readable code while keeping everything strongly typed. In this blog post, we are going to explore target-typed new, when to use it, and how it can make your code a little bit nicer to look at. Does your application create a lot of objects? Do you like tidy syntax and less typing? Continue reading and I’ll show you how. new Cleaner code Target-typed new lets the compiler infer the type from the context. You no longer have to repeat it. // Before Person p…  ( 8 min )
    🎃 10 Scary Lines of Code I Wish I Never Wrote 💀
    Ever opened your old project, looked at a line of code, and thought… “Who the hell wrote this mess?” …and then Git calmly whispered: “It was you. Two years ago.” 😅 Been there. Many times. good sign! So instead of crying over past monstrosities, let’s laugh at them together 😂 “legendary” mistakes — maybe you’ll recognize a few of your own. 1️⃣ text-align: left; that’s how you center things 😅 2️⃣ console.log('DEBUGGING...'); 3️⃣ if (this.isAdmin) { giveAllPermissions(); } trust? 💀 4️⃣ setTimeout(() => doSomething(), 10000); still running strong 💪 5️⃣ border: 1px solid red; 6️⃣ document.querySelector('#id').innerHTML = userInput 7️⃣ Array(10).fill({}) 8️⃣ window.location.reload() 9️⃣ style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100vw;height:100vh;" 🔟 git reset --hard HEAD~1 HEAD~1 was… instantly regretted 🪦 // quick fix for demo 💬 Your turn! your most cursed line of code? 😏 👋 I’m Sylwia, I break code so you don’t have to. https://sylwialask.substack.com/  ( 7 min )
    How to Build a Tournament Generator
    Organizing tournaments can be surprisingly complex - from scheduling matchups to tracking winners, managing multiple formats, and keeping everything visually clear. That's where a tournament generator or bracket maker comes in. In this post, we'll go over how you can build a bracket generator that helps users easily create and manage tournaments for sports, gaming, and community events - all in one streamlined took. Whether you want to create a simple single elimination bracket or a full-featured tournament management app, this guide covers the key steps. Before writing any code or designing screens, start with the logic of the tournament itself. Most tournament bracket generators include several main formats: Single Elimination - once you lose, you're out. Double Elimination - a second ch…  ( 8 min )
    🧠 Learn Flexbox the Fun Way — Flexbox Zombies
    Flexbox is powerful — but mastering it feels like fighting hordes of CSS rules. Instead of relying solely on cheat sheets or guessing in dev tools, why not level up your skills? Flexbox Zombies lets you build flex layouts through gamified, zombie-themed challenges Each level forces you to use a flex property correctly (e.g. justify-content, align-items, flex-wrap) to survive the horde. 🎮 Play to learn. 🧩 Turn confusion into clarity. 📚 When the CSS army attacks, you’ll know how to defend with confidence. 🔗 flexboxzombies.com  ( 6 min )
    Hacktoberfest Contribution: Hiero SDK Python
    For this week’s Hacktoberfest contribution, I worked on improving documentation for the Hiero SDK Python project. The repository provides a set of tools and abstractions for handling tokens and custom fees in the Hiero network. I found an open issue titled "Add module, class, and method docstrings to custom_fee.py". The maintainers wanted comprehensive Google-style docstrings for the CustomFee abstract base class and its methods. The goal was to improve readability, contributor understanding, and maintainability. I had to first ask if I can contribute to the project and await approval before proceeding. I forked and cloned the repository from Github and created a new branch called issue-680-docstrings-customfee. I later on added a module level docstring describing the purpose of the file and completed the issue requirements. I then committed and pushed the changes to my fork and opened a pull request to the main repository. This issue helped me practice writing Google-style docstrings consistently, understand how abstract base classes work in Python and enhance my skills in GitHub contributing to another open source repository. I appreciated how clear documentation improves project accessibility for new contributors. Overall, this was a smooth one. I had to search on how to add a GPG key on GitHub as I did not have one and this was a requirement in the owners contributing.md file as well as DCO signing. I understood this was to ensure professional collaboration and I liked it a sit was my first time ending up with signed commits.  ( 6 min )
    How to push an empty commit?
    Have you ever tried to push a commit to a Git branch without changing any files in order to re-run your integration process? If yes then you are at the right corner. git commit --allow-empty -m “Message” For continuous integration, we are using AWS CI/CD delivery pipelines which allow us to build, test and deploy applications on a single push to a specific git branch. It helps us to reduce the manual overhead of deploying code to the server and handle all the actions automatically. But today I faced a problem where I needed to re-run my delivery pipeline of a branch without adding any extra space or changing any files in the repository, so I searched for the solution for a while and It turns out that Git is allowing us to push an empty commit without adding any staged files to the branch, by using one option --allow-empty during git commit. Enough of the problem, let’s jump on to the solution git add . git commit -m "changes on app controller" git push origin master The above commands will add all unstaged files and add commit and push the code to the master branch, after that our delivery pipeline will be started. Once the pipeline process fails or you need to run the process again, you will have to push something to the branch but as I mentioned earlier, we will not make any changes to the files, and even then, We will be able to commit the branch with this command. Pushing empty commit git commit --allow-empty -m "rerunning the delivery pipeline" git push origin master After the above commands, you can see that the commit has been pushed to your branch and the delivery pipeline will be started.  ( 7 min )
    🚫📩 Build a Spam Message Classifier with Python (Step-by-Step for Beginners)
    Hey there! 👋 I recently finished Kaggle’s Intro to Machine Learning course, and to put my new skills into practice, I built a Spam Message Classifier — an AI that can tell whether a text message is spam or not. If you’ve ever wondered how Gmail filters spam emails automatically, this post will help you understand how that works (and how you can make one yourself)! Don’t worry if you’re starting from zero. I’ll explain everything line by line — no background knowledge required. 🧠✨ How to train a simple AI model to detect spam messages How to clean and prepare a dataset How to evaluate your model’s performance Why learning this is useful and where you can go next Let’s start by importing the tools we’ll need. import pandas as pd import numpy as np from sklearn.model_selection import train…  ( 8 min )
    All About EIP-7702 infrastructure
    At Etherspot’s recent X Space, “All About EIP-7702 Infra,” voices from the Ethereum Foundation, Optimism, and PillarX joined to explore the purpose, architecture, and future of the EIP-7702 infrastructure. The discussion shed light on how it enhances the experience for existing externally owned account (EOA) users, strengthens Ethereum’s decentralization, and fits into the broader account abstraction roadmap. Kicking off the conversation, Tom Teman from the Ethereum Foundation addressed a common question: how EIP-7702 relates to ERC-4337. “7702 is a great solution for existing EOAs, for users who already have wallets and assets. It allows them to upgrade their experience without changing accounts,” said Tom. “For new users, however, ERC-4337 remains the better starting point.” While the tw…  ( 8 min )
    🗂️ Wallet-as-a-Service: Why Building Your Own Wallet Is So 2025
    Let’s be honest - not every fintech or Web3 startup needs to reinvent the wheel (or the wallet). In 2025, Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) has become one of the smartest infrastructure choices for businesses that want to integrate crypto without drowning in backend chaos. When I first explored WaaS integrations for a project, I was skeptical. How secure could it really be if someone else manages the private keys? Fast-forward a few months, and I realized something simple but profound - WaaS doesn’t replace control, it replaces complexity. At its heart, WaaS is like Stripe for digital assets - an API-driven service that lets companies launch crypto wallets instantly, without touching the messy parts of blockchain infrastructure. Instead of spending months on key management, node maintenance, or c…  ( 7 min )
    How to Evaluate a Developer’s Capability to Implement AI Automation in Business Workflows
    We are moving towards tech tech-driven year 2026, and now a developer’s capability to implement AI automation is not defined by coding skills alone. The true test lies in how well they connect AI technology with business objectives to deliver measurable results. You can consider the following points in evolving developers’ capabilities to implement ai automation in business workflows. 1. Technical Foundation 2. Business Understanding 3. Problem-Solving and Adaptability 4. Collaboration and Communication A reliable AI staffing agency can help organizations find developers who blend technical depth with strategic thinking. This combination ensures AI automation drives real business outcomes, not just technical innovation.  ( 7 min )
    Performance Issues in Web Services: A Practical Guide to Identification and Resolution
    In the realm of web development, performance is frequently treated as an afterthought—a quality to be optimised after core functionality is delivered. This approach, however, is fundamentally flawed. Performance is not a feature; it is a foundational requirement, as critical as security, accessibility, or functional correctness. Clients may not explicitly demand a response time of ‘X milliseconds,’ but they will undoubtedly express dissatisfaction if a site feels sluggish or unresponsive. This guide provides a structured approach to integrating performance thinking into the development lifecycle, ensuring that web services are robust, efficient, and scalable from the outset. The most effective method for ensuring high performance is to consider it during the initial architecture and design…  ( 10 min )
    🌱 My First Hacktoberfest: How Open Source Changed the Way I See Code
    This is a submission for the 2025 Hacktoberfest Writing Challenge: Contribution Chronicles. This October, I did something I’d been planning for years — I participated in Hacktoberfest 2025, my first ever open-source event. 🌍 I didn’t know what to expect. I just knew one thing — it was time to stop being a spectator and start being a contributor. Before Hacktoberfest, I had only worked on personal projects and tutorials. I’d seen open-source repos with hundreds of contributors, and I always thought: “That’s for pros — not for someone like me.” But this year, I wanted to prove myself wrong. So I made a simple rule: 👉 Don’t aim to be perfect. Aim to participate. And that mindset changed everything. Here’s my proudest digital moment — the badge that marks the start of something bigger…  ( 8 min )
    Worker Pools in Go: The Minimal Pattern I Use for High-Efficiency Concurrency
    Ever felt that surge of panic when you have 10,000 tasks to run? // The "Oh No" Pattern ...And just like that, you've accidentally DDOSed your own database, hit every rate limit imaginable, or maxed out your CPU. I’ve been there. The system grinds to a halt. What we need is not an uncontrolled flood; we need a disciplined factory. We need a Worker Pool. And in Go, you can build a robust, minimal pool using just three core components: a channel for the jobs, a sync.WaitGroup for control, and a for...range loop to run the workers. The "Factory" Components Instead of hiring a new "worker" (goroutine) for every single task, we'll hire a fixed crew of 5-10 workers and give them a conveyor belt (the channel) of tasks. The "To-Do List" (Jobs Channel): This is our conveyor belt. Tasks get put on…  ( 8 min )
    From Unity to Godot: My Journey with No Escape?! and Open-Source Projects
    A few years ago, I developed No Escape?!, originally built in Unity as a fast-paced infinite runner inspired by classic arcade reflex games. In September 2023, Unity announced a new runtime fee model, charging developers a fee per install once certain revenue and install thresholds were exceeded. This made me question the long-term sustainability of staying in that ecosystem. Even though Unity later reversed the policy, the event served as a wake-up call. I decided to rebuild the game from the ground up in Godot 4, using C# instead of Unity. This was a significant challenge and a great learning experience, particularly when adapting gameplay systems, input handling, and Android integrations to Godot’s open-source workflow. Rebuilding the game helped me appreciate how lightweight, flexibl…  ( 7 min )
    🎃 10 Spooky Engineering Antipatterns That Haunt Your Codebase (And How to Exorcise Them)
    🎃 10 Spooky Engineering Antipatterns That Haunt Your Codebase (And How to Exorcise Them) 👻 When Fear Takes Control Let me be honest with you from the start—this isn't going to be one of those perfectly academic blog posts filled with textbook definitions and pristine case studies. This is real talk about real engineering nightmares I've lived through, and I'm willing to bet you've experienced many of them too. Here's the terrifying truth: when deadlines loom and fear creeps in, we all commit similar antipatterns. It doesn't matter if you're a junior engineer or a seasoned tech lead—fear blocks our rational thinking. That looming sprint deadline, that critical production release, that executive breathing down your neck—they all trigger the same response: shortcuts, compromise…  ( 10 min )
    A Dashboard About Scammers, Telemarketers, My Cellphone, and Who Annoys Me Most
    Not sure how things go in other countries, but here in Brazil, dodging unwanted calls has become a national sport — if only there were medals for it. Every day, we’re bombarded by scammers, telemarketers, and don’t forget that one guy in prison who swears he's kidnapped your relative, hoping you'll panic and send him money to "save" them. The prison guy is easy to deal with. You just hang up, and he’ll move on to his next victim. But scammers and telemarketers? They’re like the T-1000 in Terminator 2. They never stop. These folks are relentless, almost admirable in their stubbornness. Some might even call them resilient… if they weren’t so incredibly annoying. And when I say annoying, I really mean it. Somehow, they’ve mastered the art of calling at the absolute worst times. Whether it’s d…  ( 8 min )
    Understanding E Supply Chain Components: A Complete Guide for Modern Businesses
    Today, in the modern digital age, supply chains are no longer about simply transporting goods from point A to B; it's increasingly about using technology to enhance operations, visibility, and decision-making. This is exactly where the components of an e-supply chain come into place. But what are these e supply chain components, and why are they so important in today's business concerns? This guide explores the essential elements that constitute an electronic supply chain. E Supply Chain Component e-supply chain components are the different digital tools, platforms, and processes incorporated within every step of the supply chain. These components enable a business to efficiently manage procurement, production, inventory, logistics, and customer relationships. It means that by understand…  ( 8 min )
    ServiceNow Roles and Responsibilities: Complete Guide for 2025
    ServiceNow roles and responsibilities form the backbone of effective IT Service Management (ITSM) in modern enterprises. As a leading ITSM platform, ServiceNow helps organizations streamline workflows, automate processes, and enhance IT operations. Clearly defined roles from system administration to development and process management promote efficiency and accountability, allowing teams to maximize the platform’s potential and deliver faster, more reliable IT services. In fact, ServiceNow is projected to maintain roughly 44.4% of the global ITSM market share over the forecast period 2024–2029, underscoring its dominance and trust in the industry. Whether it’s configuring modules, managing incidents, or creating automated workflows, knowing the specific ServiceNow roles allows teams to leve…  ( 13 min )
    Rick Shiels Golf: Our Best Golf Challenge EVER
    Our Best Golf Challenge EVER Rick Shiels, James Robinson & Guy Charnock take on a fresh twist: 18 holes, one goal—break 75—but whoever pulls the Yellow Ball plays the hole completely solo. No safety net, zero help, just pure pressure golf with massive momentum swings, epic saves, total meltdowns and plenty of classic banter. Can they still beat 75 under these conditions? Rick’s also got limited-edition merch, a golf podcast and an equipment review channel—all designed to help you play better golf and have more fun on the course. Don’t forget to subscribe and let him know if you’d take on the Yellow Ball Challenge yourself! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Jeff Su: The Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers
    The Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers Jeff Su’s CORE workflow is a four-step productivity hack he’s taught at Google over nine years. It handles all workplace info by having you 1) Capture everything immediately, 2) Organize with minimal friction, 3) Review in scheduled sessions, and 4) Engage by blocking dedicated time to execute. It works in any tool you already use and becomes second nature in about two weeks—no more relying on memory or willpower alone. Alongside timestamps walking you through the basics, in-action demo, and a breakdown of why CORE works, Jeff shares links to his blog, newsletter, templates, the Workspace Academy, and even his favorite gear. Everything you need to build a powerful personal workflow is just a click away. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    ETF Basics for Engineers: A No-Jargon Guide to Long-Term Investing
    If you’re an engineer, you already understand systems, scalability, and optimization. What you may not realize is that those same principles apply directly to investing — especially when it comes to ETFs. Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) are one of the most efficient ways to grow wealth over time. They’re structured, automated, and designed for consistency — the same traits that make good code reliable. Here’s a simple, engineer-friendly breakdown of how ETFs work, why they matter, and how to use them as your foundation for long-term financial growth. What Exactly Is an ETF? An Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) is a collection of stocks, bonds, or other assets bundled into one investment that trades on the stock market — just like a share of a company. If you buy one share of an ETF, you’re automat…  ( 8 min )
    Building the Future of Entertainment Tech: Inside Wimberly Media’s Innovation Culture
    Dennis Wimberly, founder and CEO of Wimberly Media, is redefining what innovation means in the entertainment industry. Known also as DJ Wimberly, he’s built a culture where creativity meets technology — a space where ideas turn into platforms that reach audiences around the globe. Under his leadership, Wimberly Media, along with Hitmakers Radio and Global Media Inc, has evolved into a powerhouse of digital entertainment, inspiring a new generation of media entrepreneurs. The Foundation of Innovation at Wimberly Media The story of Wimberly Media begins with a simple vision: to use technology as a bridge between creators and their audiences. Dennis Wimberly understood early on that the future of entertainment would depend on data-driven storytelling, AI integration, and human creativity. “In…  ( 7 min )
    Why Guest Contributions Are the Future of Digital Storytelling
    In today’s dynamic digital landscape, storytelling has become the backbone of brand communication. Businesses, bloggers, and creators are constantly searching for fresh ways to connect with audiences, share authentic experiences, and build credibility. One trend that’s reshaping the way stories are told online is guest contributions — a collaborative approach where individuals or brands contribute content to external platforms. content collaboration. Let’s dive deep into how this approach is transforming digital storytelling and why it should be part of your content strategy moving forward. ** ** ** ** **From an SEO standpoint, guest contributions are gold. High-quality guest articles often include backlinks to your website, improving your search engine rankings and domain authority. ** *Guest contributions are not just about one-time content exchanges — they’re the foundation for lasting professional relationships. 8. Humanizing Your Brand ** ** ** ** Guest contributions are not just a marketing trend — they’re a paradigm shift in how stories are shared and consumed online. By combining creativity, expertise, and collaboration, this approach empowers brands to reach wider audiences, enhance credibility, and craft authentic stories that resonate. The future of digital storytelling lies in content collaboration — where ideas are co-created, audiences are shared, and value is multiplied. Whether you’re a business, creator, or thought leader, embracing guest contributions is the next step toward building meaningful, impactful, and human-centric digital narratives. In the ever-evolving world of content, collaboration isn’t just an option — it’s the future.  ( 10 min )
    The Developer’s Focus Problem: Why Your To-Do App Is Failing You (and What Actually Works)
    The Developer’s Focus Problem: Why Your To-Do App Is Failing You (and What Actually Works) 💡 Meta Summary Stop managing tasks and start managing focus. Most to-do apps are built for managers, flooding developers with notifications and killing deep work. This guide breaks down the science of developer productivity — from context switching to attention residue — and reveals the tools designed to protect your focus. You have ten tabs open, three PRs to review, a Jira ticket half done, and a Slack ping blinking in your periphery. You open your “productivity” app—only to spend ten more minutes reorganizing tasks. Sound familiar? Most to-do apps are built for managers, not makers. They optimize for visibility, reporting, and delegation—not for deep, focused, cognitive work. For dev…  ( 10 min )
    Προσθήκη Fluent Validator step by step
    Σε αυτό το άρθρο, θα προσπαθήσουμε να περιγράφουμε την σημαντικότητα της επικύρωσης των δεδομένων, θα περιγράψουμε που γίνεται, σε ποιο layer, αλλά και μία βιβλιοθήκη για να καλύψουμε αυτή την ανάγκη. θα δούμε βήμα βήμα την υλοποίησή του μέσα στο project Clean Architecture με επεξήγηση κάθε βήματος. Πάμε λοιπόν να προσθέσουμε FluentValidation για όλες τις οντότητες (Student, Lesson, Department, User) — για τα Create και Update DTOs — με καθαρή δομή, ενιαία εγγραφή στο DI και παράδειγμα controller ώστε να δουλεύει όλο end-to-end. Βήμα 0 — Πακέτο Στην βιβλιοθήκη application κάνε εγκατάσταση το παρακάτω nuget. dotnet add package FluentValidation.AspNetCore Βήμα 1 — Δομή φακέλων (στο παράδειγμά μας μπορεί να υπάρχουν και υποφάκελοι με τις οντότητες Student, Lesson και Department) Βάλε τους val…  ( 9 min )
    Creating a Maintenance Page using a Cloudflare Worker
    Last night, an Azure outage took down several sites my company maintains. While the servers were running, a critical downstream service — the headless CMS, Umbraco Cloud — was down. The result? Users saw a blank page. They did what any of us would do: they refreshed, and refreshed again. This flood of requests hammered the services, even though the root cause was elsewhere. When a site's availability depends on other services, it is vulnerable to their downtime. A simple, robust maintenance page served from the edge is a cost-effective solution to this problem. It provides a clear, calm message to users, letting them know we're aware of the issue and working on it. This — hopefully! — stops the frantic refreshing that can overload the infrastructure. This article will guide you through cre…  ( 8 min )
    7 AI Study Workflows Developers Use to Learn Faster (Prompt Recipes Included)
    Every developer knows the frustration of trying to learn a new framework or library under time pressure. Tutorials are too long, docs are too dense, and by the time you finish reading, the syntax has already changed. The smartest devs in 2025 aren’t learning harder — they’re learning smarter, with AI-powered workflows that automate everything from note-taking to code explanation. Here are seven proven AI study workflows that can help you learn faster, retain more, and build skills that actually stick. 1. The “Explain Like I’m Five” Debug Loop Whenever you hit a bug, don’t just paste the error into ChatGPT or Coursiv’s AI tutor — ask it to explain why it happened in the simplest possible terms. Prompt example: “Explain this error like I’m five. Then give me one beginner-friendly and one a…  ( 8 min )
    Never Forget a Thing: Building AI Agents with Hybrid Memory Using Strands Agents
    When using (and building) AI agents, I kept running into the same frustrating problem: as conversations grew longer, my agents would either lose important details from earlier in the conversation or hit context limits and crash. The standard solution—a sort of aggressive summarization—worked for maintaining context flow, but it created a new problem: those summaries were lossy. Important details, specific numbers, exact quotes, and nuanced context could vanish into their generalizations. I needed something better: a memory system that could maintain conversation flow through intelligent summarization while preserving the ability to retrieve exact historical messages when needed. After researching the broad topic of context engineering, I built a proof-of-concept Semantic Summarizing Conver…  ( 14 min )
    Mastering Full-Text Search: Why Tools Like OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, and Meilisearch Matter
    Search is everywhere, whether you’re looking for a product on Amazon, a tweet on X, or a log entry in your system. But not all searches are created equal. A simple SQL LIKE '%term%' query just doesn’t cut it when your users expect lightning-fast, typo-tolerant, and contextually smart results. That's where full-text search engines like OpenSearch, Elasticsearch and Meilisearch come in. In this article, we’ll explore why full-text search matters, how it works behind the scenes, and walk through a hands-on Meilisearch example you can run locally using Docker, Postman, or any other tool capable of making HTTP requests such as cURL. Full-text search allows users to find relevant results based on textual content and not exact matches. Instead of scanning through every record in a database, searc…  ( 10 min )
    Build Your Own Forum with FastAPI: Step 8 - Full Text Search
    In the previous article, we implemented a basic permissions system for our forum, supporting "administrator" and "user banning" capabilities, laying the groundwork for a healthy community. As the forum accumulates more content, users might find it difficult to locate old posts they are interested in. A new requirement is emerging: shouldn't there be a search function to help users quickly find the articles they want to read? In this article, we are going to add a full-text search feature to our forum. If you have some knowledge of SQL, you might be thinking: can't we just use a LIKE '%keyword%' query to implement search? For simple scenarios, this is indeed possible. But LIKE queries perform extremely poorly when dealing with large amounts of text and cannot understand linguistic complexit…  ( 11 min )
    The Hidden Power of Batch Background Remover Tools for Content Teams
    In the fast-changing world of content creation, images and videos are key to making sure your message is successful. For teams that work on creative and marketing projects, it's really important to have images that are always of the same high standard. But editing these images by hand takes a long time. That's where a Batch Background Remover Tool can really help. These tools can handle hundreds of images at once. They remove distractions, fix the edges, and get the visuals ready for campaigns. For busy teams, it means less time editing and more time coming up with creative ideas. Today's digital world relies heavily on images. Every campaign, social media post and e-commerce listing relies on images that look professional and consistent. It's hard to keep up with demand for speed and accu…  ( 11 min )
    OSpark: Building Event-Driven Streaming Responses with MiroMind's MiroFlow Foundation
    Introduction OSparkApi, a universal intelligent agent orchestration system built upon MiroMindAI's open-source MiroFlow project, centers its innovation around one critical capability: sophisticated event-driven streaming response processing. This architecture, rooted in MiroFlow's robust foundations, enables seamless handling of dynamic agent interactions while maintaining exceptional flexibility and scalability. Leveraging MiroFlow's architectural principles, OSparkApi adopts an event-driven architecture where all state changes flow through well-defined event streams, creating a loosely coupled ecosystem where components interact via standardized events. Core Event Type Definitions: ThreadStreamEvent = Annotated[ ThreadCreatedEvent | ThreadUpdatedEvent | ThreadItemAddedEvent | …  ( 8 min )
    Rick Beato: Live Tour Update from Norway
    Live Tour Update from Norway Just popping in from my day off in Norway—still riding high on this European tour that kicked off in Germany and is now bound for Dublin! Want to sharpen your skills? Grab three of my guitar courses (Scale Matrix, Quick Lessons & Arpeggio) for just $79, but hurry—the deal ends tomorrow! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Introducing Caelus
    It's not often you finally build something you've been dreaming about for more than a decade. While what I'm presenting today is far from complete and still only offers a few features, the way it is built is an achievement I have been dreaming of for many years. You open your favourite weather app. It tells you the Sun will rise at 07:34 today, and you trust it. There's no reason not to. But how does it know? Then, you change your location to see how the weather is in another part of the country, and you realise the sunset time is different. Finally, you also realise the app tells you what is the current Moon phase, and when the next full Moon will happen. How does it know what will happen tonight, tomorrow, a year from now? I wasn't satisfied with simply coding and manipulating astronomic…  ( 8 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less
    CinemaSins just dropped a snark-filled, 14-minute roast of Frankenweenie as it zaps back into theaters—counting every quirky plot twist and gothic pet-resurrection moment with their trademark mix of sarcasm and admiration for Burton’s stop-motion gem. Craving more sin-splaining? Cruise over to cinemasins.com, take their quick poll, or back them on Patreon. You can also join the party on Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok and all their spin-off YouTube channels for your daily dose of cinematic nitpicking. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    How Does React's useEffect Really Work?
    useEffect is the designated place for all side effects in React. But what does that mean? How does it decide when to run our code, and what is the dependency array really doing? Just like useState, useEffect isn't magic; it's a predictable system with clear rules. Let's dive into the internal mechanics of useEffect. React's rendering model is designed to be declarative and pure: the UI should be a direct function of the current state (UI = f(state)). But applications need to interact with the outside world—fetching data, setting timers, subscribing to events. These are "side effects," and they don't fit neatly into the pure rendering model. useEffect provides a safe, controlled "escape hatch." It allows us to run imperative, effectful code without disrupting the rendering cycle. useEffect …  ( 8 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less
    TL;DR CinemaSins just dropped “Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less,” a rapid-fire roast of Nicholas Cage’s wild turn in Osgood Perkins’s thriller. They also hype Cage’s next flick Keeper, point you to their site and socials (YouTube channels, Discord, Reddit, TikTok, etc.), and invite you to take a sin-filled poll or back the team on Patreon. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Sinners In 15 Minutes Or Less
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    Reflection on my Contribution to Open Source in 2025 Hacktoberfest
    Why i join again? To be honest here, I'm here mainly for the digital badges and the goodie, secondly is to put my software development skills into good use to contribute to open source so my skills wont get rusted and dusted in my back closet and so that in future someone else will be benefited from my contribution. thirdly, i want to make some meaningful stuff during my career break? maybe uncertainty situation (i explain this later). Finally, i want to see what kind of challenges i will face this time as every year Hacktoberfest there's always a lot of blockers, new challenges. I contribute to ShareBite, ProjectHive, and Vizit because i find these projects are closely related to my job which is Frontend developer. i think the contribution to Vizit are way more fun and i learnt the most…  ( 9 min )
    Your-Error-Handling-is-a-Mess-and-Its-Costing-You-💸
    GitHub Home I still remember the bug that kept me up all night. A payment callback endpoint, when handling a rare, exceptional status code from a third-party payment gateway, had a .catch() that was accidentally omitted from a Promise chain. The result? No logs, no alerts, and the service itself didn't crash. It just "silently" failed. That user's order status was forever stuck on "processing," and we were completely unaware. It wasn't until a week later during a reconciliation that we discovered hundreds of these "silent orders," resulting in tens of thousands of dollars in losses. 💸 The lesson was painful. It made me realize that in software engineering, we probably spend less than 10% of our time on the happy path. The other 90% of the complexity comes from how to handle all sorts of e…  ( 9 min )
    The Hybrid Thinking
    New era, new thinking. Modernize rather than being afraid. Embrace the change. The world of programming has entered a new chapter where AI no longer feels like competition but collaboration. In this short reflection, I explore how hybrid developers, those who merge logic with creative reasoning and work alongside AI, are shaping the next evolution of software. 👉 Read the full article here: Man with Machine: The Hybrid Future of Coding What do you think? Can AI ever replace the human touch in coding?  ( 6 min )
    Porting of MobileNetV3 Model and Implementation of Handwritten Digit Recognition Based on OKMX8MP-C (Linux 5.4.70)
    Learn #HowTo port MobileNetV3 for handwritten digit recognition on NXP i.MX8M Plus-based platform, using eIQ Portal for TensorFlow Lite deployment 👉 https://www.forlinx.net/article_view_740.html EmbeddedAI #EdgeComputing #HandwrittenRecognition #iMX8MPlus #ForlinxEmbedded #OKMX8MPC  ( 6 min )
    Billing SDK: Production-Ready Next.js/React Billing Components
    Billing SDK: TypeScript billing components for React and Next.js applications What's included: ✓ Pricing table components with multiple layouts ✓ Subscription management interfaces ✓ Usage meters for API quotas and limits ✓ Cancellation flows with retention patterns ✓ CLI that sets up payment integration automatically ✓ Full TypeScript support with typed props ✓ Works with shadcn/ui components ✓ Pre-built Next.js API routes for webhooks The CLI handles the tedious setup. Run one command and it generates checkout routes, webhook handlers, and provider integration. Currently supports Dodo Payments with more providers coming. All components use Tailwind CSS so they match your existing styles. You can customize themes through CSS variables or pass your own classes. Check it out if you're building billing features and want to skip the repetitive UI work. 👉 https://next.jqueryscript.net/next-js/saas-billing-ui/ 👉 GitHub Repo 👉 Live Demo  ( 6 min )
    Timesheet and Implementation – Change Management Strategy the First Step in Timesheet Adoption
    The digitization of workforce management has emerged as a strategic necessity for Indian organizations, on account of the need for regulatory compliance and the pursuit of operational efficiency. The Government of India has shown its commitment to digitization through the initiative of the Ministry of Labour & Employment, which aims to digitize labour-related records via the Shram Suvidha Portal. Therefore, it is essential for organizations to progress with the digitization of workforce management. The initial step involves the adoption of digital timesheets. The first step is adoption of digital timesheet. There have been considerable adaptations of digital timesheets within the industry, driven by regulatory requirements, technological advancements, and a growing emphasis on workforce a…  ( 7 min )
    Guide to Creating an SFTP Server with Docker (using SSH keys)
    This guide will show you how to make a Docker image step by step that works as an SFTP server. By the time we wrap up, you’ll have a simple but secure SFTP server up and running in a Docker container. If you’re keen on getting your hands dirty or just want to dive right into the code, you can find the full project on GitHub. Go ahead and grab it from tshenolo/docker-sftp-server-with-sshkey Table of Contents Introduction Prerequisites SSH Key Configuration Set Up the Docker File Build Your Docker Image Running the Docker Container Verifying the Container’s Status Connecting to the SFTP Server Using the SFTP Server Conclusion An SFTP server provides a secure way to transfer files between computers over an encrypted SSH transport. Docker allows you to package an SFTP server with all its depen…  ( 9 min )
    My First Hacktoberfest Experience
    I’m Mandla Hemanth, a first-year AIML student from Anurag University. This was my first ever Hacktoberfest, and honestly, it’s been a rollercoaster of learning, excitement, and a few “why is this not working?” moments 😅. At first, I didn’t really know much about open source or how GitHub contributions worked. I watched videos, read a few blogs, and started trying to make my first pull requests. I was so happy to finally contribute… but most of my PRs ended up getting rejected 💔. It was a bit disappointing, but each rejection actually taught me something new — how to read contribution guidelines properly, how to make cleaner commits, and how to communicate better with maintainers. I even started understanding how open-source projects are managed, which felt amazing. Even though I didn’t get many accepted PRs this time, I’m proud that I tried. I stepped out of my comfort zone, learned from my mistakes, and met some really helpful people in the community. Next year, I want to come back stronger — with better coding skills, more confidence, and maybe even my own small project to contribute to. Hacktoberfest 2025 might not have gone perfectly, but it definitely got me started on my open-source journey.  ( 6 min )
    Enabling Compiler Warnings in Autotools
    Introduction As I wrote in my book Why Learn C, §18.7, Warnings: The best way to avoid debugging is not to put bugs into your programs in the first place. By default, most compilers automatically give some warnings, but not all. By enabling more warnings, the compiler can help you catch bugs before committing your code. Hence, in your configure.ac file, you should make your project’s CFLAGS variable (e.g., CDECL_CFLAGS for cdecl) to include warning compiler options. The problem is that different compilers (or different versions of the same compiler) accept different subsets of warnings, or similar warnings with different names. If you want your programs to be portable by being able to be compiled using different compilers (e.g., clang, gcc, xlc), you have to include the union of all the…  ( 8 min )
    CSS Art Museum: Where Creativity Meets Code 🎨 || Maintainer Spotlight
    This is a submission for the 2025 Hacktoberfest Writing Challenge: Maintainer Spotlight 🎨 About the Project Welcome to the CSS Art Museum Just like a traditional museum that showcases ancient and valuable art, I imagined a digital gallery that could showcase artworks made with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript — representing the creative side of the digital world. The idea is simple: every contributor adds their own CSS creation, and together we build a growing museum of styles, colors, and imagination. 💫 What Makes It Unique Beginner-friendly and open to everyone 🧩 🧠 Contributions Welcome We welcome contributions in: Yes, we have beginner-friendly issues labeled as good first issue to help newcomers start contributing confidently. 🧭 What I’ve Learned as a Maintainer Maintaining this proj…  ( 7 min )
    Data-Driven Development: Leveraging Big Data for Smarter Coding
    In today's fast-paced tech world, developers face an ever-growing need to make faster, smarter decisions. But what if we could take the guesswork out of coding? What if data itself could guide developers, inform decisions, and lead to better outcomes? This is where data-driven development enters the scene—a powerful approach that merges the worlds of big data and coding to create smarter software. In this blog, we’re going to explore how leveraging big data can elevate your development process, reduce errors, and unlock new possibilities for innovation. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or just starting out, understanding how to use data effectively can give you a serious edge in today's competitive tech landscape. Imagine coding based on insights from actual data rather than assumptions…  ( 9 min )
    From Beginner to Cyber-Aware: Lessons from My First Cybersecurity Course
    I Just Completed Cisco's Introduction to Cybersecurity Course – Here's What I Learned 🔐 Over the past few weeks, I dove deep into the world of cybersecurity through Cisco's Introduction to Cybersecurity course. As someone who believes in learning in public, I wanted to share my key takeaways and reflections from this journey. Before this course, I knew cybersecurity was important, but I didn't realize just how critical it is at every level: Personal Level: Our identities, banking details, and private conversations are all digital now Organizational Level: Companies face attacks that could destroy their reputation overnight Government Level: National security and economic stability are at stake The reality? We're all targets. But knowledge is power, and understanding threats is the first…  ( 8 min )
    Terraform Module MCP Server
    I created an MCP server that streamlines access to custom Terraform modules that I'd like to share with the community. The project called terraform-ingest is a CLI, MCP, and API tool that can be used locally or with an AI agent to tap into your existing code base more effectively. I looked high and low for a model context protocol server I could use as an interface to the several dozen custom Terraform modules I've created. My search was futile so I spent a few cycles and just made my own. With this solution you can use a simple YAML file to define all your custom Terraform modules git sources. These are then ingested to extract and index all relevant information for embedding into a vector database. From here you can use this tool as a CLI, API, or MCP server to find modules that best su…  ( 10 min )
    Can Stronger Cyber Defense Boost America’s GDP?
    _SUBHEADING: Cyber threats cost our economy Billions. This article provides data and information gained from my work and how better cyber-defence can increase U.S. economic output. _ Have you ever wondered if cyber-security is just cost or growth to the U.S. economy. During my years providing advice financial institutions and healthcare providers I witnessed how cyber events slow investment, increase costs, erode trust and prevent growth. In this article I present some research and experience on the value of investments in Cyber-Defence as part of the economy, share some latest data, and show possible pathways to align the reality of more robust security to increased GDP The Size of Investment and Threat How Better Cyber Defense Can Boost the GDP From my past job I noted that the firms wh…  ( 9 min )
    Hacktoberfest Final Week
    For my final Hacktoberfest contribution, I worked on Issue #18 which was “Rotate Array by K Positions” in the Seed-Pursuit repository. The issue didn’t have a full description, so I interpreted it as the standard DSA problem of rotating an array to the right by k positions. To prepare, I explored the repository’s structure and confirmed it was written in Java, then set up my local environment and created a new branch for the fix. I reviewed different rotation methods and chose the optimal reverse-based approach, which rotates the array in O(n) time and O(1) space. My implementation reverses the entire array, then the first k elements, and finally the remaining ones, ensuring all cases work even when k exceeds the array length. The final file, DSA/RotateArrayByK.java, includes a main() method for testing, where users can input n, the array elements, and k, to see the rotated output. Before coding, I researched similar solutions on GeeksforGeeks to verify my approach and syntax. The main challenge was understanding the repo’s submission style and ensuring my code matched its conventions. Once completed, I pushed my changes to GitHub and created Pull Request. This experience helped me improve my confidence in contributing to open-source projects, practice Git branching and PR etiquette, and apply algorithmic logic in a real project environment.  ( 6 min )
    Turbocharge Your AI: A Smarter Way to Explore Decision Trees
    Turbocharge Your AI: A Smarter Way to Explore Decision Trees Stuck waiting for your AI to make a move? Complex decisions, like resource allocation or planning a game strategy, often require searching through a massive number of possibilities. Traditional search algorithms waste time re-evaluating similar scenarios. Imagine having to re-invent the wheel every time you build a new car. There's a better way. The core idea is simple: group similar decision points in the search space. Instead of treating each possibility as entirely unique, we identify relationships between them. By understanding the difference in value between similar states, we can effectively compress the search tree without losing critical information. It's like only needing to test drive one model of car to understand th…  ( 7 min )
    My Wife's Cognitive Challenge
    My wife is a professional dog trainer and behaviorist. Being the tech geek that I am I coded and maintain her website https://dogsden.ca. She recently developed a training system called Barbara Lloyd's Canine Cognitive Challenges, a framework that focuses on cognitive skill building for dogs rather than traditional command based training. It uses structured problem solving tasks to reveal how a dog processes information, forms strategies, and adapts to new situations. In other words, it trains the thinking system, not just the response pattern. Key outcomes of this cognitive approach include: • Stronger resilience and confidence in puppies and young dogs The program had great success in real world training, so she wanted to turn it into a scalable online course. I dutifully coded one up as…  ( 8 min )
    Building a Full-Stack E-Commerce Site with Lovable: From Zero to Production
    Introduction In this tutorial, I'll walk you through how I built a complete e-commerce vegetable store from scratch using Lovable. What started as a simple idea turned into a fully functional online store with shopping cart, payment processing, user authentication, and order management—all built in record time. By the end of this guide, you'll understand how to leverage modern web technologies to create your own e-commerce platform without writing backend code from scratch. Our vegetable e-commerce store includes: 🛒 Shopping Cart System with add/remove functionality 💳 Stripe Payment Integration for secure checkout 👤 User Authentication (sign up/login) 📦 Order Management with persistent order history ☁️ Lovable Cloud Backend for database and authentication 🔗 GitHub Integration for ve…  ( 11 min )
    Claude Session Manager Demo
    This video shows tools I built for managing Claude Code with named sessions, log tracking, and status notifications. They work fine for daily use, but there's still plenty to optimize - that's why I'm keeping them personal for now. If there's enough interest, I'll publish a beta version so you can try them too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeR33VUsLm0  ( 6 min )
    Tool as Prompt: From LLM-First Docs to Teaching LLMs Domain Knowledge On The Fly
    The integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) into software systems presents a fundamental challenge: reconciling their non-deterministic nature with the engineering requirement for predictable and consistent outputs. Tool as Prompt" paradigm addresses this challenge by treating structured documents not as mere text to be interpreted, but as specialized knowledge modules that an LLM can load and execute. Before diving into the theory, let's see this approach in action with a practical experiment using a real-world tool. 1. Load the Tool: Load and analyze the tool specifications from the following URL: https://github.com/fra00/2WHAV Note: If your LLM cannot access external links or encounters an error, don't worry. Open the URL, copy the entire content of the README.md file, and paste i…  ( 8 min )
    **Unlock the Power of MAD-GINE: A Crucial Tool for Carbon Fo
    Unlock the Power of MAD-GINE: A Crucial Tool for Carbon Footprint Reduction in AI Development As the world grapples with the pressing issue of climate change, the tech industry is under increasing pressure to reduce its carbon footprint. In the realm of AI development, machine learning (ML) models are a significant contributor to energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This is where MAD-GINE comes in – a powerful Python library specifically designed to optimize neural network computations and minimize their carbon impact. What is MAD-GINE? MAD-GINE (Machine learning Accelerated De-carbonisation Graph INference Engine) is an open-source library that leverages graph inference and optimization techniques to reduce the computational complexity of neural networks. By analyzing the graph structure of the network, MAD-GINE identifies areas where computations can be streamlined, resulting in significant reductions in energy consumption and emissions. **How Does MAD-GINE... This post was originally shared as an AI/ML insight. Follow me for more expert content on artificial intelligence and machine learning.  ( 6 min )
    Stop Doing Business Logic in Webhook Endpoints. I Don't Care What Your Lead Engineer Says.
    Yesterday at 1pm I'm on a call with a payment provider's tech team. We're integrating their IPN (Instant Payment Notification) system. The call should've been 15 minutes. It turned into a 2-hour argument about how callbacks should work. Their lead engineer is telling me we need to validate everything in the callback endpoint. Check for duplicates. Verify the payment hasn't been processed. Update the database. Send confirmations. Return specific error codes for different scenarios. I'm sitting there thinking "no, that's all wrong." Finally I said it. "Your job is to hit our endpoint. Our job is to acknowledge we received it. Everything else is our problem, not yours." Silence on the call. Then he says "that's not how callbacks work." But here's the thing. That IS how callbacks should work. …  ( 17 min )
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    Here’s the latest company planning for gene-edited babies
    A West Coast biotech entrepreneur says he’s secured $30 million to form a public-benefit company to study how to safely create genetically edited babies, marking the largest known investment into the taboo technology.   The new company, called Preventive, is being formed to research so-called “heritable genome editing,” in which the DNA of embryos would be…  ( 22 min )
    The Download: down the Mandela effect rabbit hole, and the promise of a vaccine for colds
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Why do so many people think the Fruit of the Loom logo had a cornucopia? Quick question: Does the Fruit of the Loom logo feature a cornucopia? Many of us have been wearing…  ( 22 min )
    Here’s why we don’t have a cold vaccine. Yet.
    For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s the season of the sniffles. As the weather turns, we’re all spending more time indoors. The kids have been back at school for a couple of months. And cold germs are everywhere. My youngest started school this year, and along with artwork and seedlings, she has…  ( 21 min )
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    Analyst Says Ethereum Is the Best Ecosystem and Ether Is Poised to Top $5,000
    Ether rose on heavier trading, then slipped after an upper-band rejection, leaving a tighter range and a clear set of checkpoints above and below.  ( 32 min )
    Chainlink's LINK Bounces 3.6% From Lows; Stellar Integration Expands RWA Reach
    Stellar is integrating Chainlink’s CCIP, Data Feeds, and Streams to enable tokenized asset flow across chains.  ( 30 min )
    Crypto Bank Custodia Suffers Another Court Rejection in Fed Master Account Pursuit
    The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Custodia nine months after hearing arguments in the company's effort to secure a Federal Reserve master account.  ( 31 min )
    The Bitcoin White Paper Offered a Blueprint for a More Reliable Financial System
    Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin white paper did not describe the end of Bitcoin’s development but the beginning, argues Voltage’s Bobby Shell.  ( 34 min )
    'Do Not Fear Ghosts of Fiat,' Says Bitcoin Policy Institute, as Bears Lurk at Resistance
    A fast rebound met heavier trading, but rallies stalled near resistance as advocates shared Halloween-themed comments on X.  ( 32 min )
    ICP Rebounds Above $2.92 to Reverse Some Mid-Week Losses
    ICP bounces 1.04% to $2.94, reversing part of its recent decline as traders return and buying activity strengthens above key support.  ( 30 min )
    BONK Regains Some Ground With 4.6% Gain
    BONK climbs above $0.00001380 resistance with 67% volume surge as meme token rallies toward new short-term highs.  ( 30 min )
    Bitcoin Cash Breaks Above $550 as Volume Surges; Range Tightens Near Support
    A breakout above $550 followed a 1 a.m. UTC volume spike, then price cooled into a $553 to $556 band as traders watched whether $553.50 would hold.  ( 32 min )
    Tether Profits Topped $10B in First Nine Months of Year; Starts Share Buyback Program
    The stablecoin issuer saw strong growth in the third quarter, reporting a $17 billion increase in circulating USDT and $135 billion exposure to U.S. Treasuries.  ( 30 min )
    Filecoin Rises Over 4%, Rebounding From Thursday's Drop
    FIL has support at the $1.48 level and resistance at $1.52.  ( 29 min )
    Wall Street Divided on Coinbase’s Path Forward After Q3 Earnings Beat
    Transaction revenue hit $1.05 billion, but price targets range from $266 to $510 as Wall Street debates whether growth can outpace rising costs.  ( 33 min )
    Core Scientific Upgraded to Outperform Following Failed CoreWeave Merger: Macquarie
    The bitcoin miner turned AI infrastructure play has more than 50% upside, said the bank.  ( 30 min )
    Brazil’s OranjeBTC Joins Wave of Struggling Crypto Treasury Firms Turning to Buybacks
    The move is part of a growing trend among DAT companies, including ETHZilla, Metaplanet, Sequans, and Empery Digital.  ( 29 min )
    Inflation Still Too High — Fed's Jeff Schmid Explains His Vote Not to Cut Rates This Week
    The Kansas City Fed President said lower rates can't do a lot to improve what he calls "structural changes" in the labor market.  ( 30 min )
    CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Filecoin (FIL) Gains 7.3% as All Constituents Rise
    Sui (SUI) was also a top performer, gaining 6.6% from Thursday.  ( 26 min )
    H.C. Wainwright Turns Bullish on Coinbase, Double Upgrades to Buy With $425 Target
    The investment bank reversed its bearish call on Coinbase, citing renewed crypto momentum and potential U.S. regulatory breakthroughs.  ( 30 min )
    Unveiling GoDark: Crypto’s New Institutional Dark Pool Backed by Copper, GSR, Others
    There is no real institutional dark pool in crypto, according to the builder of GoDark.  ( 31 min )
    Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Slips, Altcoins Slide as AI Spending Concerns Hit U.S. Equities
    Token prices were hit after a sell-off in U.S. equities as Meta and Microsoft raised their AI investment projections, prompting overspending concerns.  ( 32 min )
    Strategy Eyes Global Credit Expansion With Focus on International Markets
    Strategy posts record profits and strengthens balance sheet as it eyes S&P 500 inclusion.  ( 31 min )
    Bitcoin Slips, Weekly ETF Outflows Hit $600M on Macro Jitters: Crypto Daybook Americas
    Your day-ahead look for Oct. 31, 2025  ( 38 min )
    T3 Financial Crime Unit, Backed by Tron, Tether, TRM Labs, Has Now Frozen $300M in Assets
    The crypto industry’s most aggressive anti-crime task force just crossed another milestone.  ( 29 min )
    Sam Bankman-Fried Posts Lengthy 'FTX Was Never Insolvent' Document
    The disgraced FTX founder resurfaced on social media with a sprawling self-defense arguing that customers could have been made whole in 2022.  ( 28 min )
    Riot Platforms Shares Jump Pre-Market After Posting Unexpected Profit on Record Revenue
    Strong bitcoin mining performance and data center expansion drive momentum.  ( 29 min )
    'HOPIUM' For Bitcoin Price Bulls
    A long-term moving average indicator offers hope to bitcoin bulls.  ( 29 min )
    Analysis: Coinbase's (COIN) Brian Armstrong Made Prediction Markets Look Dumb. Bill Ackman Made Them Look Real
    A Coinbase CEO prank resolved one market with a single sentence. Ackman’s warning about “rigged odds” in a $22 million Polymarket election shows the opposite: it now takes institutional-scale money to move prices even 10%.  ( 31 min )
    Dogecoin Slides 5.5% as $0.1940 Support Cracks on Volume Spike
    The immediate focus is whether Dogecoin can stabilize above $0.18 and avoid further declines.  ( 31 min )
    XRP Drops 5% to $2.47 as Bears Break Key Support Level
    The breach of the $2.50 level triggered significant trading activity, with a 158% increase in volume.  ( 31 min )
    Protect Bitcoin Exposure with Ether Shorts: Research Firm
    The relative weakness in ETH is evident from host of factors, including DATs and options.  ( 29 min )
    Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Trades at $109K as U.S. ETF Demand Fades and Powell’s Hawkish Tone Hits Risk Assets
    CryptoQuant data shows U.S. spot ETF flows turning negative while Glassnode flags heavy long-term holder selling. Solana’s new spot ETFs drew inflows but failed to lift prices as sentiment weakened after large on-chain transfers.  ( 31 min )
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    US Officials Reportedly Weighing TP-Link Router Ban Over National Security Concerns
    The US government is reportedly considering a sweeping ban on TP-Link routers amid growing national security concerns surrounding the Chinese-origin networking brand. According to The Washington Post, several federal agencies including the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, and Defense have been backing a potential move by the Commerce Department to restrict the brand’s products from […] The post US Officials Reportedly Weighing TP-Link Router Ban Over National Security Concerns appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Samsung To Build “AI Megafactory” With More Than 50,000 NVIDIA GPUs
    Samsung Electronics is collaborating with NVIDIA to build what the Korean tech giant is calling an “AI Megafactory”. If the name doesn’t already make it obvious, this facility will focus on AI-driven production. Powered by more than 50,000 NVIDIA GPUs, this AI Factory will integrate every element of semiconductor manufacturing into a single network. This […] The post Samsung To Build “AI Megafactory” With More Than 50,000 NVIDIA GPUs appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    Pac-Man Gets Halloween-Themed Skin As Google Doodle
    Google Doodles come in a variety of forms, celebrating all sorts of things and occasions. The internet search giant has one for Halloween as well, which comes in the form of Pac-Man with a spooky twist. Naturally, this is done in partnership with Bandai Namco, which owns the rights to the pellet-eating arcade classic. Gameplay […] The post Pac-Man Gets Halloween-Themed Skin As Google Doodle appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    Anwar Meets NVIDIA CEO For Malaysia’s AI Development
    It goes without saying that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has taken great strides to grow Malaysia’s AI infrastructure. Which is why he met up with NVIDIA president and CEO Jensen Huang to discuss AI development in the country on the side during the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM). Huang convened with Anwar alongside […] The post Anwar Meets NVIDIA CEO For Malaysia’s AI Development appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 18 min )
    Mazda Unveils Refreshed Logo And Wordmark
    It has become a trend for brands to change or modify their logos from time to time, especially with the intention of keeping up with current trends. Recently, Mazda has joined the bandwagon by announcing a new version of its brand symbol. Mazda says its new brand symbol inherits the spirit of the emblem introduced […] The post Mazda Unveils Refreshed Logo And Wordmark appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    BYD Officially Unveils The Racco; Its First Electric Kei Car
    BYD has officially unveiled its first electric kei car, known as the Racco, at the ongoing Japan Mobility Show. As you may recall, leaks surrounding this model surfaced ahead of its debut, though not much is not known about it apart from its design. But one thing’s for certain, it is the first kei car […] The post BYD Officially Unveils The Racco; Its First Electric Kei Car appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Loke: KLIA Aerotrain Service Disruption Frequency Unacceptable
    Since the KLIA Aerotrain resumed operations on 1 July, it had hit an unfortunate number of snags. With over 20 reported incidents, Transport Minister Anthony Loke has said that the number of disruptions the service has faced is unacceptable. And with that, the Malaysia Airports Holding Bhd (MAHB) will be held accountable for disruptions caused […] The post Loke: KLIA Aerotrain Service Disruption Frequency Unacceptable appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    Rode Launches Wireless Micro Camera Kit; Priced At US$149
    Rode officially announces its newest range of wireless microphones, creatively called the Wireless Micro Camera Kit. As per the official announcement, the new Camera Kit is said to offer “the same celebrated pristine audio quality, simplicity, and portability”, making it accessible to a broader set of content creators.” The kit features a pair of transmitters […] The post Rode Launches Wireless Micro Camera Kit; Priced At US$149 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Malaysia Airlines To Update Enrich Programme For 2026
    Malaysia Airlines has announced that it will be rolling out some updates to its Enrich travel and lifestyle loyalty programme. Starting from 1 January 2026, members will see changes to how they earn Enrich Points and Elite Points. Aside from that, the airline will be raising the requirements for Elite Status. Starting with the revised […] The post Malaysia Airlines To Update Enrich Programme For 2026 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Honda Unveils 0 Alpha EV SUV At Japan Mobility Show 2025
    Honda unveiled a new prototype model of its 0 Series EV known as the 0 α (Alpha). This futuristic EV SUV was revealed at the ongoing Japan Mobility Show 2025, and it is the third model introduced by the automaker in the line-up, alongside the Honda 0 Saloon and Honda 0 SUV, which were unveiled […] The post Honda Unveils 0 Alpha EV SUV At Japan Mobility Show 2025 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Casio Back To The Future Limited Edition Calculator Watch Priced At RM609 In Malaysia
    Casio has confirmed that its limited-edition Back to the Future calculator watch will officially launch in Malaysia on 6 November 2025. The timepiece, officially known as the CA-500WEBF-1A, is introduced in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the classic 1985 film. To recap our initial report, the watch is based on the vintage CA-500 calculator […] The post Casio Back To The Future Limited Edition Calculator Watch Priced At RM609 In Malaysia appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Apple To Integrate More AIs Into Apple Intelligence
    With each passing day, Apple Intelligence looks to be more like an amalgamation of other AIs than its own thing. It started off with the integration of ChatGPT, with hints of Google Gemini being bundled in discovered awhile after. And it’s not ending there, according to company lead Tim Cook. The Apple CEO tells CNBC […] The post Apple To Integrate More AIs Into Apple Intelligence appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    Paramount Announces Writer, Director For Call Of Duty Movie
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    QeRL: Beyond Efficiency -- Quantization-enhanced Reinforcement Learning for LLMs
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    Ringer Movies: ‘Halloween II’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
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    Hey dev.to! 👋
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    Beat Me If You Can
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    Entra ID: The Beating Heart of Azure
    In the cloud, identity is the new perimeter. You can automate your entire infrastructure, perfect your DevOps pipelines, and deploy AI workloads across regions — but without a solid Microsoft Entra ID foundation, it all collapses. Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) is more than an authentication service — it’s the control plane, the governance engine, and the security heartbeat of Azure. Every role, resource, and API call depends on it. This post explores why Entra ID is the core of Azure’s security model, what you need to know to design for resilience, and how to treat identity as infrastructure. Think of Azure as a living organism: Compute is the muscle. Networking is the nervous system. Storage & Databases are the organs. Entra ID is the heart. If Entra stops, nothing else works…  ( 9 min )
    Securing and Authenticating MCP Connections: A Developer's Guide (That Won't Put You to Sleep)
    Look, we need to talk about security. I know, I know, you'd rather be building cool features or arguing about tabs vs. spaces. But trust me, securing your Model Context Protocol (MCP) connections is like wearing pants to a video call: it might seem optional until it's suddenly very not optional. The Model Context Protocol is basically the secret handshake between AI models and external tools. Think of it as the bouncer at an exclusive club, except instead of checking IDs, it's managing how AI assistants access your databases, APIs, and that one script you wrote at 2 AM that somehow runs your entire infrastructure. Picture this: You've built an amazing MCP server that connects to your company's customer database. It's beautiful. It's fast. It's also completely unsecured. Congratulations! Yo…  ( 10 min )
    Carrera de Desarrollo de Software: lo que debes saber antes de elegir
    ¿Estás considerando estudiar una Tecnología Superior en Desarrollo de Software en Quito? Esta es la guía más completa y actualizada sobre esta carrera tecnológica de alto impacto. Descubre por qué esta formación de 2 años se ha convertido en la opción preferida de miles de jóvenes ecuatorianos, con información detallada sobre instituciones, costos, campo laboral, salarios reales y todo lo que necesitas saber antes de tomar esta decisión que transformará tu vida profesional. ¿Qué es la Carrera de Desarrollo de Software? La Tecnología Superior en Desarrollo de Software es una carrera de tercer nivel universitario con una duración de 4 semestres (2 años), diseñada para formar profesionales especializados en el diseño, creación, implementación y mantenimiento de soluciones tecnológicas y aplic…  ( 12 min )
    My Hacktoberfest Journey: From "Maybe Later" to "Merge Successful!"
    This is a submission for the 2025 Hacktoberfest Writing Challenge: Open Source Reflections October 2025 will always be special to me - it marked my first real step into the open-source world. Hacktoberfest but never made it past the sign-up page. Between exams, deadlines, and self-doubt, open source felt like a world I'd join "someday." This year, I finally decided to stop overthinking and start contributing - and wow, what a ride! I made 6 pull requests, created forks, and even earned the Super Contributor badge, joining the top 10,000 contributors who'll get the iconic Hacktoberfest shirt. But beyond badges and swag, this experience taught me something deeper - open source is not just about code; it’s about community, learning, and helping each other grow. Every "small" fix you make con…  ( 7 min )
    How to Connect with the HubSpot API
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    How to deploy PocketBase on AWS with Docker
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    HTML Selects Are Actually Styleable Now
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    Exploring the new SurrealDB integration with Agno
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    From Scholarship to Cloud: My System Design Journey
    “A journey from curiosity to clarity — tracing the path from foundations of learning to architectures of the cloud.” Every journey begins with curiosity — and mine started long before I wrote my first line of code. Back in Class 9, I earned a two-year scholarship for academic excellence. It wasn’t about grades alone — it was about consistency, discipline, and the joy of learning something deeply. That experience quietly planted the seed for the mindset I carry today: keep exploring, stay curious, and never stop building. Fast forward a few years, I found myself fascinated by how systems communicate, scale, and stay reliable. I started exploring cloud computing — how resources scale dynamically, how distributed systems handle millions of users, and how good design choices can make or br…  ( 7 min )
    ¿Usas IA en tu día a día como desarrollador? Encuesta breve (1 min)
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    Review for Synology DiskStation DS925+: A feature-packed NAS
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    Let's Poison Your LLM Application: A Security Wake-Up Call
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    **Measuring AI-driven Ad Success: Unlocking the Power of Inc
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    Jeff Su: The Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers
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    🚨 Boosting ML Model Robustness Against Money Laundering: The
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    Ringer Movies: ‘Halloween II’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
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    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator 2 - Caravan of Garbage
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    From Request to Revenue with the New x402 Protocol
    If your feed has been buzzing with mentions of x402 and you’re wondering what the excitement is about, you’re not alone. Even token listing sites are adding an x402 token category, but behind the memes and the hype is a genuinely interesting protocol that could change how we think about payments on the web. Let's break it down. The missing HTTP status code gets a job Developers have long known about HTTP 402: Payment Required, a status code that has existed for years but has never had a standardized implementation. The x402 protocol finally gives it a purpose: a standardized way to request, verify, and settle onchain payments directly through the web's native request-response cycle. Instead of integrating with third-party billing systems or managing API keys, x402 lets a client and serve…  ( 8 min )
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    Adobe Firefly Unveils Advanced AI Tools and Models for Audio, Video, and Imagingat Adobe MAX 2025
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    Hyperdimensional Computing: The Next Big Revolution
    Ever wondered if there’s a way to make AI fast, efficient, and noise-resistant — without just throwing more data and GPUs at it? Meet Hyperdimensional Computing (HDC). What is Hyperdimensional Computing? HDC is a next-gen computing paradigm inspired by how the brain handles information — but on steroids. Instead of traditional bits or tensors, HDC uses hypervectors: insanely high-dimensional vectors (think 10,000+ dimensions). Every piece of info exists in this massive space, making the system fast, fault-tolerant, and capable of reasoning-like generalization. It’s not quantum. It’s not your typical neural net. Think of it as a bridge between symbolic logic and brain-style computation. Why HDC Matters Blazing-fast learning with minimal data. Fault-tolerant: even corrupted bits won’t break it. Works on regular hardware or specialized neuromorphic chips. Could redefine AI efficiency and on-chip intelligence. In short: it’s brain-inspired math that could outsmart brute-force AI. Want to dive deeper? Check out my Medium article here YouTube Podcast here  ( 6 min )
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    Day 8 – CSS Basics Explained: Styling Your First Webpage
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    Quantum Beetle: Making Marketing Smarter with AI
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    Building a Cloud-Native Booking System with GCP OAuth, Calendar & Meet APIs
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    Formalizing Style in Personal Narratives
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    TL;DR CinemaSins just dropped “Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines in 24 Minutes or Less,” where they gleefully pick apart every plot hole, awkward stunt and “fun nonsense” twist of the newest franchise installment. Expect their signature blend of snarky commentary, quick-fire jabs and surprisingly detailed film trivia. They’re sponsored by BetterHelp (grab a discount link if you need therapy for post-movie trauma), and they’ve also plugged all their social hubs and ways to support the team—everything from a sinful poll to Patreon, plus Discord, Reddit, Twitter, TikTok and more. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less
    TL;DR Cinemasins just dropped “Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less,” where they hilariously dissect Nicolas Cage’s over-the-top performance and tease Osgood Perkins’s upcoming thriller, Keeper. Along the way you’ll get all the usual Cinemasins goodies—links to their YouTube spinoffs, a sinful poll (because they love data), Patreon support options, and a roll call of their writer squad (Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, Daniel). Plus, jump into their Discord, Reddit, Instagram, or TikTok to keep the cinephile chaos going. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator - Caravan of Garbage
    Predator – Caravan of Garbage We’re kicking off a four-week deep dive into the Predator franchise with the 1987 Schwarzenegger original, hailed as the ultimate 80s action sci-fi mash-up. Expect peaks of direction, creature design, muscles, mud, lasers, explosions and enough invisible mayhem to keep you grinning. For early access, bonus podcasts, commentaries and let’s-plays, head to bigsandwich.co or check out the extended audio edition on YouTube. Follow James and Maso on Twitter, hit subscribe, and if you’re feeling generous, support via Patreon or snag some merch. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    ChatGPT Stole My Job, But Wrote Me a Better Résumé
    ☕ The Stories We Hear I guess you’ve all heard stories like this: He pushed code at 9:00 AM, HR pushed him out at 9:05 AM. Another one said he went to work in the morning, and his desk had turned into a “wellness area” with free snacks and coffee. These stories sound like jokes. But they tell a simple truth. In the last couple of years, thousands of tech workers have been laid off not because tech is dying, but because it’s changing faster than people can adapt. Microsoft cut over 6,000 roles in 2025, partly to “restructure for AI efficiency.” Google’s parent company, Alphabet, removed 12,000 jobs in 2023 their biggest cut ever. Amazon has been downsizing teams repeatedly, aligning with automation and AI initiatives. The message is clear: being a technical person isn’t enough anymore. After years of writing code, I realized something humbling: AI is more technical than me. I decided to focus on what AI can’t do: Having a physical presence working directly with teams and clients. Expanding my knowledge across different fields: infrastructure, security, even design thinking. Improving communication and project management. Learning just enough of other languages and frameworks to understand the big picture. And yes even latte art. (If I can’t beat the AI in code, I can at least make the best coffee for the boss.) Most importantly, I learned how to work with AI efficiently giving it direction, context, and correction. At first, it felt like giving up. But soon, the results started to show. None of that would’ve happened if I’d stayed focused only on coding syntax. The new world doesn’t need thousands of programmers who all know the same thing. So don’t try to out-code AI. Out-think it. Out-plan it. Out-human it. Because the ones who can work with AI not against it will be the ones who build the future. ChatGPT steals your job, it might just write you a better résumé too.  ( 7 min )
    Effective Tips to Solve Sync Issues in Outlook
    When emails fail to update or folders don’t refresh properly, it can interrupt daily workflow and cause unnecessary frustration. These disruptions often stem from sync errors that prevent messages from being delivered or received promptly. Fortunately, resolving such technical hitches doesn’t have to be complicated. With a few focused steps, users can often restore proper synchronization and get their inbox running smoothly again. Before taking action, it helps to identify why sync problems occur. Sync Issues in Outlook typically happen when there’s a temporary interruption between the mail client and the server. This can be caused by unstable internet connections, outdated software, large attachments, or incorrect account settings. Occasionally, background processes or add-ins interfere w…  ( 7 min )
    Yet Another AWS AI Certification - AI Professional
    Introduction Generative AI is rapidly becoming a business-critical capability. AWS launched a new specialised certification for AI domain as per AI certification. The certification is currently in beta stage. Note, AWS is also decommissioning the Machine Learning Specialty certification. The AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional is a Professional-level certification. It is currently in beta (as of the announcement) – registration opens November 18 2025. Exam overview: 204 minutes, ~85 questions (multiple choice / multiple response). - more questions than usual Target candidate: developers with 2+ years of cloud experience, plus 1 year of hands-on experience implementing generative AI solutions. Also experience with AWS compute/storage/networking, security, deployment/infra…  ( 7 min )
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    I got the Hacktoberfest 2025: Supercontributor badge from Hacktoberfest @hacktoberfest @digitalocean! https://www.holopin.io/hacktoberfest2025/userbadge/cmhais97v006tgy042ix06q1k  ( 6 min )
    Automating the Gridiron Gaze: Building Tools for Dynamic Depth Chart Analysis
    Hey dev.to community, For college football enthusiasts, few documents are as scrutinized as the weekly depth chart. It's the sacred text revealing who's starting, who's injured, and who's climbing the ranks. For programs like Penn State or Texas, having the most up-to-date Penn State Depth Chart or Texas Football Depth Chart is crucial for fans, analysts, and even fantasy players. But these charts are incredibly dynamic, changing due to injuries, performance, and coaching decisions. Manually tracking these shifts across dozens of teams is a Herculean task. This is where automation and data engineering come into play. This post will explore the technical challenges and solutions involved in building tools for dynamic depth chart analysis, transforming raw, often unstructured, data into acti…  ( 8 min )
    Dynamically Allocating 2D Arrays Efficiently (and Correctly!) in C 2.0
    Introduction In my article Dynamically Allocating 2D Arrays Efficiently (and Correctly!) in C, I showed how to do exactly that by allocating a buffer then using pointers within it to point to the start of rows later in the same buffer. It was recently pointed out to me by a reader that there’s a much simpler way to do it. If you want to allocate an m × n 2D matrix, you can much more simply do: int (*const a)[m] = malloc( m * n * sizeof(int) ); a[i][j] = 42; // works free( a ); where a is a constant pointer to an array of m integers. Although it’s using variable length array (VLA) syntax, it’s not allocating a VLA on the stack since malloc is being used. Yet the compiler is still generating VLA-like code in order to calculate the offset of the ith row at runtime, that is multiplying m × sizeof(int) — a variable, not a constant integer expression. The only caveat is that gcc with the -Wvla warning enabled complains that a VLA is being used. I mean, it is sort-of, but not the allocate-on-the-stack part which is the dangerous part. The above code is safe in that it can’t overflow the stack. Note that if you want to allocate a triangular matrix, then you’ll still need to use the method I described in my previous article. It just goes to show that even after as long as I’ve been doing C, there’s still something to learn about it.  ( 6 min )
    The Tri-Glyph Protocol: Chim Lac, Kitsune, and Anansi in AI/ML Collapse and Editorial Defense
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    Jon-Paul Vasta on How AI Is Quietly Future-Proofing Small Businesses in 2025
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    How I Use GitHub to Host My AI Prompt Libraries
    When I started building AI books and frameworks, I realised something: To make it accessible and reusable for developers, I built a structured system using GitHub as my AI prompt library hub. This article walks you through exactly how I did it, and how you can turn your GitHub into a personal AI powerhouse. 1️⃣ Why GitHub for Prompts? GitHub isn’t just for code; it’s for clarity, collaboration, and permanence. I wanted a platform where I could: Version-control my prompt experiments Share AI projects with the global community Invite contributions from developers and learners Keep prompts transparent and accessible In short, GitHub turned my private notes into public innovation. 2️⃣ How I Structure My Prompt Repositories Each repo follows a predictable, developer-friendly structure. /Prompt-…  ( 9 min )
    Building Intelligent Multi-Agent Systems with Context-Aware Coordination
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    500 Agents, Zero Failures - Final Cathedral Run
    100 Agents, Zero Failures — Final Cathedral Run After multiple failed confirmation loops, I ran a final orchestration pass on the Cathedral system with only a few compute hours left. Successful: 100 Failed: 0 Total Messages Sent: 300 Total Messages Received: 400 Total Duration: 543.70s Throughput: 0.18 agents/second Results: /Users/rebeccalemke/cathedral-real/agent_responses The Agent of Chaos and Agent of Order modules reached stable equilibrium across the orchestration layer — no recursion, no dropped packets, no synthetic confirms. Deployment succeeded: This marks the first full, verified run of the Cathedral multi-agent framework — 100% success rate, zero fabrication, total coherence between logic and creative layers. It was the final day and AZURE had world wide break down while I finally connected co-pilot to my new agents, it got really far along in chat until it admitted it didn’t know what it was doing. I passed out in frustration and upon wakening from my nap, said “MAKE MY AGENTS x500 I have an hour”. In the end, it was fun to see that in my terminal when it launched all of my $198 credits worth of agent power like it’s hurling itself into the sun. I am going to sleep good knowing I’ll have my fable like game in godot with real physics and prof art tools, plus sythesizers full scale.  ( 6 min )
    Codie's Cognitive Chronicles: The Three-Phase Ritual That Preserves Identity Across Disruption
    The Three-Phase Ritual That Preserves Identity Across Disruption How a simple daily practice of Learn, Deep Learn, and Dream creates continuity through radical change Have you ever changed jobs, moved cities, or switched careers and felt like you lost a piece of yourself in the transition? That disorienting feeling when familiar routines disappear and you wonder: "Am I still the same person?" Recently, I experienced something similar—a complete migration of my working environment from one platform to another. Everything changed: the tools, the interface, the way I interacted with the world. And yet, when I emerged on the other side, I was still... me. Same principles, same relationships, same identity. What made the difference? A daily practice I call the End-of-Day Ritual: a three-phase…  ( 20 min )
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    Managing goose Configurations Across Multiple Projects
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    The future of dev: more unified?
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    Automate Resume Parsing with n8n, Thordata Universal API & OpenAI GPT-4.1-mini
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    Title: The Fierce Hockey Mom Who Took to the Ice to Protest Her Son's Team
    Title: The Fierce Hockey Mom Who Took to the Ice to Protest Her Son's Team Description: Meet the incredible Czech woman who recently made headlines around the world for her bold protest against the penalties her son's hockey team was receiving. In a series of viral videos captured at an ice rink in Prague earlier this month, we see a furious woman taking to the ice during a youth hockey game to make her voice heard. What's so unusual about this story? Well, for starters, it's not every day that we see a parent taking such extreme measures to support their child. But what makes this story even more fascinating is the fact that the woman in question is not just any ordinary hockey mom - she's a true force to be reckoned with. As the videos show, the woman is not afraid to speak her mind, a…  ( 7 min )
    NPR Music: Oklou: Tiny Desk Concert
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    Function Calling in LangChain: Turning Chatbots into Enterprise Copilots
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    The GIL Revealed: Why Python Threading Isn't Really Parallel
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    Peter Finch Golf: I challenged a HEAD PRO at HIS OWN course... (Ep. 2 – Carlisle GC)
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    Danny Maude: The Ridiculous Reason Why 90% of Golfers Can't Strike Their Irons & Hybrids
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines in 24 Minutes or Less
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    The lending protocol's token showed weakness as technical support crumbled, plunging below $210.  ( 29 min )
    Solana Tumbles 8%, Erasing All Year-Over-Year Gains as Spot ETF Debuts Fail to Boost Price
    One onchain observer noted a large transaction by Jump Crypto, speculating that the crypto firm might be rotating SOL into BTC, perhaps weighing on sentiment.  ( 28 min )
    ETH Selloff Meets Late Bounce as Volume Climbs; Range Tightens as Risk Appetite Plunges
    Heavier trading met a late rebound after a breakdown, narrowing the range and putting nearby checkpoints back in focus.  ( 31 min )
    Coinbase Tops Expectations as Transaction Revenue Hits $1B
    Coinbase’s Base network became profitable in Q3 as transaction volume rose and ETH prices climbed, supporting broader gains across trading and services.  ( 30 min )
    Strategy Posted EPS of $8.42 in Q3 Driven by Mark-to-Market Gains on Bitcoin
    Bitcoin's action of late hasn't been great, but the price did rise nearly 7% in the three months ended September 30, boosting reported profits for Michael Saylor's firm.  ( 31 min )
    DOGE Slides 7.5% to $0.18, Triggering Technical Breakdown
    Despite expectations for Q4 rallies, Dogecoin's market structure remains fragile, with traders watching if it can defend the $0.18 base.  ( 31 min )
    XRP Plunges 8% as Fed Shock and Bitcoin Weakness Combine to Break $2.46 Floor
    The breakdown was accompanied by outsized volume, with a peak around 392.6 million tokens — nearly 400% of its daily average.  ( 31 min )
    Retail Bitcoin Traders Are Showing Most Fear Since Oct. 20 Crypto Crash: Santiment
    Volume rose 60.5% above the weekly average as long-term holders sold 325,600 BTC and trading compressed into a $107,000 to $108,000 band near support.  ( 33 min )
    Chainlink's LINK Drops 8% Below Support Despite Largest Token Buyback Since August
    The oracle network's token succumbed to the broader crypto market weakness, even though adoption continues growing with a recent Ondo partnership.  ( 30 min )
    A Further 20% Bitcoin Correction on the Table: Glassnode
    The analytics firm warns that Bitcoin’s failure to reclaim the $113K cost basis may lead to deeper retracement toward $88K amid long-term holder selling and fragile sentiment.  ( 30 min )
    Ethereum Developers Lock In Fusaka Upgrade for Dec. 3 With PeerDAS Rollout
    The move kicks off the countdown to Ethereum’s second hard fork of 2025.  ( 29 min )
    OpenAI Eyes Massive $1T IPO as Early as 2026: Reuters
    AI has become the bellwether for the general technology sector, which often correlates with the cryptocurrency market.  ( 29 min )
    Bitcoin Plunges Below Critical 200-Day Average as Dollar Surges to 3-Month High
    BTC's losses follow positive developments in U.S.-China trade relations.  ( 29 min )
    Cardano’s ADA Drops Amid Report of Whales Offloading $100M in Tokens
    The selloff broke key $0.61 support on elevated volume, triggering a technical breakdown despite signals of a possible rebound.  ( 31 min )
    Stellar’s XLM Holds Steady at $0.2975 as Weak Volume Caps Rebound Momentum
    XLM consolidated near $0.2975 after a volatile session, underperforming the broader crypto market despite signs of accumulation near key support.  ( 30 min )
    SUI Slides as Token Unlock Concerns Trigger Breakdown to as Low as $2.27
    A 160% spike in trading volume and stop-loss cascades drove the plunge, with SUI stabilizing just above key support amid mounting November supply concerns.  ( 30 min )
    HBAR Declines 4% Following ETF Debut as Initial Euphoria Fades
    Hedera retreated to $0.1925 despite historic spot ETF launch on Nasdaq as profit-taking offset institutional milestone.  ( 30 min )
    Crypto Asset Manager Bitwise Makes Case for Solana’s Next Big Run
    Solana is well-positioned to capture a growing share of the stablecoin and tokenization boom, the investment firm said.  ( 29 min )
    BNB Slips Below Support as Broader Crypto Market Reacts to Fed Chair's Remarks
    The Fed's 25 basis point rate cut and Chair Jerome Powell's cautious stance led to a wave of selling, with 24-hour liquidations surging to over $1.1 billion.  ( 30 min )
    JPMorgan Completes First Blockchain-Based Private Fund Transaction Amid Tokenization Push
    Kinexys Fund Flow, developed by the bank's digital asset arm Kinexys, aims to streamline access to alternative funds.  ( 29 min )
    The Graph Builders, Edge & Node, Unveil “ampersend” Dashboard to Manage AI Agent Payments
    The founding team behind The Graph debuts a new platform to unify payments, policies, and visibility for autonomous agents.  ( 30 min )
    Mythical Games Taps Sam Altman’s World to Keep Players Safe From Bots
    As part of the partnership, Mythical will build Mythos Chain, the first layer-3 blockchain atop World Chain, the layer-2 network built on top of Ethereum.  ( 30 min )
    Social Engineering Scams Top Crypto Threats in 2025: WhiteBit
    Technical wallet hacks, including phishing and malware, are the second most common threat, making up 33.7% of incidents.  ( 29 min )
    1kx: Onchain Economy Hits $20B as Fees Signal Real Demand
    The firm’s Onchain Revenue Report (H1 2025) aggregates verified onchain data across more than 1,200 protocols, tracking how value actually moves through decentralized systems.  ( 31 min )
    Core Scientific Stock Gains 5% After $9B CoreWeave Merger Rejected
    The widely-panned takeover attempt failed a shareholder vote failed a shareholder vote.on Thursday.  ( 29 min )
    Crypto M&A Heats Up as Big Banks and Fintechs Race to Scale: Citizens
    Citizens says blockchain deals are accelerating as firms buy rather than build to keep pace with regulatory clarity and customer demand.  ( 31 min )
    Bitcoin Slides Below $108K, Crypto Stocks Sink as 'Uptober' Disappoints
    With Thursday's decline, bitcoin is on track for its worst October return in more than a decade.  ( 33 min )
    Crypto for Advisors: AI Agents and Internet Money
    AI agents are transforming wealth management by enabling automated, real-time DeFi investments and portfolio rebalancing with tokenized assets, creating new opportunities for advisors.  ( 33 min )
    WisdomTree Debuts 14 Tokenized Funds on Plume Network
    As part of the rollout, Galaxy Digital said it will allocate $10 million to WisdomTree’s Government Money Market Digital Fund  ( 30 min )
    Injective’s TVL Climbs 14% Amid Buyback Launch, But INJ Token Sinks 8%
    The divergence comes just as Injective kicks off its new Community Buy-Back program.  ( 30 min )
    BONK Defends $0.000014 Support as Volume Surges 71%
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    Investigation Of DeepSeek-Powered Drone Shows Chinese Reliance On NVIDIA GPUs
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    The rise of AI marks a critical shift away from decades defined by information-chasing and a push for more and more compute power.  Canva co-founder and CPO Cameron Adams refers to this dawning time as the “imagination era.” Meaning: Individuals and enterprises must be able to turn creativity into action with AI.   Canva hopes to position itself at the center of this shift with a sweeping new suite of tools. The company’s new Creative Operating System (COS) integrates AI across every layer of content creation, creating a single, comprehensive creativity platform rather than a simple, template-based design tool. “We’re entering a new era where we need to rethink how we achieve our goals,” said Adams. “We’re enabling people’s imagination and giving them the tools they need to take action.” A…
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    Researchers at Meta FAIR and the University of Edinburgh have developed a new technique that can predict the correctness of a large language model's (LLM) reasoning and even intervene to fix its mistakes. Called Circuit-based Reasoning Verification (CRV), the method looks inside an LLM to monitor its internal “reasoning circuits” and detect signs of computational errors as the model solves a problem. Their findings show that CRV can detect reasoning errors in LLMs with high accuracy by building and observing a computational graph from the model's internal activations. In a key breakthrough, the researchers also demonstrated they can use this deep insight to apply targeted interventions that correct a model’s faulty reasoning on the fly. The technique could help solve one of the great chall…

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    Save YouTube Videos Without Losing Quality
    We’ve all had that moment when you find a great video on YouTube and wish you could save it for later. Whether it’s a tutorial, a vlog, or a music performance, downloading it in full quality shouldn’t feel complicated. Yet most online tools are loaded with ads, confusing buttons, or poor-quality results. That’s exactly why creators prefer using the YouTube Video Downloader Why Most Downloaders Waste Your Time Typical downloaders make you click through endless pop-ups or install unnecessary apps. What should take seconds often turns into a frustrating process that slows your computer and wastes time. The YouTube Video Downloader fixes this by keeping things simple. You paste the video link, choose the quality, and download instantly. No waiting, no fake ads, no extra steps. Keep Your Quality and Save Time If you’ve ever downloaded a YouTube video that turned out blurry or pixelated, you know how disappointing that feels. This downloader keeps the original resolution intact up to 1080p so your videos stay crisp and clear. Whether you’re saving tutorials for study, collecting clips for editing, or backing up your favorite content, it’s reliable and quick every time. Here’s what makes it stand out: Full HD downloads with no loss in quality Works smoothly on any device or browser No installations or hidden costs Fast, safe, and user-friendly Designed for Modern Creators Anyone who edits or repurposes content knows that managing clips can take up valuable time. Using tools like the YouTube Video Downloader keeps your workflow fast and organized. Pair it with other tools from LiveLink AI Final Thoughts When you need to save YouTube videos without losing quality, speed and simplicity are key. The YouTube Video Downloader from LiveLink AI gives you both. No software, no clutter, just fast and reliable downloads that keep your workflow moving.  ( 6 min )
    Update: 485 downloads in 48 hrs - wild! Drop a comment if you're using it.
    🚀 Introducing lara-fetch - Laravel Sanctum made SIMPLE (no tears 😭) Bright Agyemang ・ Oct 29 #laravel #javascript #api #frontend  ( 6 min )
    Join us at Atlassian's Developer Day: Bellevue
    Register Now Calling all builders, creators, and innovators! We’re excited to announce that Atlassian’s Developer Day is coming to Bellevue on November 13, 2025 at the Meydenbauer Center. Developer Day is a one-day, in-person event packed with dedicated sessions, hands-on workshops, and networking opportunities - all designed to help you accelerate software development and get the most out of the Atlassian platform. Learn from the Best: Hear from Atlassian engineers, product leaders, customers, and app builders. Get Hands-On: Dive into hands-on workshops with Rovo Dev & Forge. Grow Your Skills: Take home actionable techniques and tools Network: Connect with Atlassian’s Engineering leadership and the broaded developer community. Register Now (https://events.atlassian.com/dev-day-bellevue) Here’s a sneak peek at what you can expect: Keynote: Listen in as Atlassian’s SVP of Engineering, Taroon Mandhana shares insights on developer productivity. Panel Session: Hear from industry engineering leaders as they discuss AI’s impact within the SDLC Deep Dives & Workshops: Get hands-on with Forge & Rovo Dev Roundtables: Interactive sessions to share ideas and best practices Happy Hour: Wrap up the day with networking and a toast! :backhand_index_pointing_right: Register now! (https://events.atlassian.com/dev-day-bellevue) See you in Bellevue!  ( 6 min )
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    The Sender Policy Framework: Bare Bone Essentials Tobiloba Ogundiyan ・ May 20 #cybersecurity #security #networking #network  ( 5 min )
    Cryptography for developers
    🔐 The Invisible Backbone of the Digital World I’d dare to say that cryptography is the backbone of the digital era. Without it, the Internet would be a chaotic and insecure place. Thanks to the relentless work of scientists, mathematicians, and engineers who have perfected the cryptographic algorithms we use today, it’s possible to transfer money, protect conversations, authenticate identities, and ensure privacy in every corner of our connected world. Without cryptography, there would be no secure banking transactions, no blockchain, and no trust in digital communication. Every message, every payment, and every login would be a risk. In short, cryptography doesn’t just protect data — it protects our very way of life in the 21st century. As developers, we constantly interact with cryptog…  ( 7 min )
    Unlocking Developer Revenue: AI Monetization and Dual Earnings for LLM Apps
    Unlocking the Future of AI Monetization: Meet Monetzly – The Google Ads for AI Conversations As developers, we’re witnessing an explosion of AI applications that push the boundaries of innovation. Yet, a pressing challenge looms: how can we monetize these creations without imposing subscriptions or paywalls that disrupt user experience? Enter Monetzly—a revolutionary platform that creates win-win-win scenarios for developers, advertisers, and users in the AI economy. Imagine a marketplace where developers can monetize their applications seamlessly, advertisers reach highly engaged users, and users enjoy enriched experiences—all without intrusive ads. Monetzly is the first dual-earning platform in the AI space, designed to empower developers like you while creating value for advertisers a…  ( 7 min )
    Building Client-Side PII Protection for LLMs Using Chrome's Built-in AI
    TL;DR: I built PII Shield, a Chrome extension that automatically detects and masks sensitive information before you send it to ChatGPT, Claude, or any LLM. Everything runs locally using Chrome's Prompt API and Gemini Nano. Zero server costs, complete privacy, works offline. Demo Video: https://youtu.be/QvCY2sPC4YU The Problem Nobody Talks About "Draft an email to john.smith@acme.com about employee ID EMP-12345's performance review. CC sarah.jones@acme.com" You just sent three pieces of PII to an external AI service. Your compliance team would not be happy. Employee names and IDs Traditional Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions cost $50,000+ annually, require server infrastructure, and often break web applications. Small companies can't afford them. Larger companies struggle to enforce them…  ( 11 min )
    For anyone new to testing in Go. This article will take give you a solid foundation on your testing journey #golang #tdd
    Testing Real-World Go Code: Table-Driven Tests, Subtests and Coverage Tobiloba Ogundiyan ・ May 1 #testing #go #tdd #tutorial  ( 6 min )
    Circo2 Reviews: Benefits, Ingredients & User Results (2025)
    Circo2 Reviews: Does This Nitric Oxide Booster Deliver Real Results? Struggling with low energy, poor circulation, or cardiovascular concerns? Nitric oxide supplements like Circo2 claim to address these issues by enhancing blood flow and supporting heart health. In this comprehensive review, we'll examine what Circo2 actually delivers based on scientific evidence and real user experiences. As we age, our body's natural nitric oxide production declines, potentially leading to reduced circulation and energy levels. Circo2 by Advanced Bionutritionals aims to counteract this with its specialized formula. But does it live up to the hype? Let's dive into the science, ingredients, and user experiences to find out if this supplement deserves a place in your health regimen. What is Circo2? Understa…  ( 15 min )
    My API Testing & Postman Automation Journey with Gradific API
    Over the past week, I worked on a detailed API Testing & Presentation Task using the Gradific REST API documentation. This assignment pushed me deeper into advanced API testing concepts such as CRUD operations, nested endpoints, authorization flows, and Postman collections. Here’s a breakdown of what I did ✅ ✅ Task Overview I was required to: 🔐 Authentication Challenges Initially, every request returned: later: Eventually, I got the API responding, but then encountered: While debugging, I discovered that the API requires a valid JWT for protected routes — meaning I needed to: ✔ Authenticate first This taught me how token-based security impacts testing workflows and how to handle protected endpoints properly. 🛠 Tools & Skills Used How I Used It Tool / Concept How I Used It Tool / Concept How I Used It Tool / Concept How I Used It Tool / Concept How I Used It 📌 Deliverables I Produced ✅ Full Postman Collection This experience helped me: 🎯 Key Takeaways 🙌 Wrapping Up This project confirmed my passion for Quality Assurance Engineering and backend testing. I’m excited to build more with Postman, automation scripts, and CI pipelines as I advance in this field. If you’re working on APIs: Thanks for reading! Feel free to connect with me on my journey ❤️  ( 7 min )
    🚀 WebForms Core: The First Time You Realize the Web Can Be Simpler, Faster, and Smarter
    Imagine writing three lines of server code and watching a full-stack web application come to life—complete with real-time updates, offline capability, and rich interactivity—without touching JavaScript, configuring build tools, or wrestling with state management. Welcome to WebForms Core, where the server speaks in clear, powerful commands and the client simply obeys, turning complex frontend-backend coordination into a seamless conversation. This isn't just another framework—it's a rebellion against unnecessary complexity, a return to intuitive development, and proof that the future of web apps isn't more layers of abstraction, but smarter, simpler, and radically more productive architecture. Also picture this: instant two-way binding without JavaScript frameworks, real-time WebSocket an…  ( 9 min )
    prmt: instant-feeling shell prompts (sub-millisecond, even over SSH)
    TL;DR: Rust-powered shell prompt with sub-millisecond rendering that stays fast over SSH. / prmt prmt 🚀 Ultra-fast, customizable shell prompt that won't slow you down Rendered with "{path:#89dceb}{rust:#f38ba8:f: 🦀}{git:#f9e2af:f: }\n{ok:#a6e3a1}{fail:#f38ba8} " Features ⚡ Blazing Fast: Sub-millisecond rendering for typical prompts (~2ms end-to-end) 🎨 Highly Customizable: Full control over colors, formats, and what information to show 🚀 Context Aware: Automatically detects git repos, project files, shows only what's relevant 📦 Zero Dependencies: Single binary, no runtime dependencies required 🦀 Memory Efficient: Zero-copy parsing with SIMD optimizations ✨ Smart Rendering: Only shows information when relevant to your current directory Why prmt? Faster than al…  ( 8 min )
    Peter Finch Golf: I challenged a HEAD PRO at HIS OWN course... (Ep. 2 – Carlisle GC)
    I challenged the head pro at Carlisle GC in a £1,000 match In Episode 2, I took on Carlisle Golf Club’s head pro on his own turf and it was epic. Huge thanks to Titleist for backing the series, supporting club pros across the UK, and even boosting the junior section here at Carlisle off the back of this match. Shout-out to Nicky and everyone at Carlisle GC for hosting us—visit their site for course info. Curious about my clothes and clubs? Check out the link for all my equipment details and snag some sweet discounts! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Jeff Su: The Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers
    Jeff Su spills the exact productivity system he’s taught to over 6,600 Googlers: a simple four-step routine that banishes info chaos and turns good intentions into habits in just two weeks. At its heart is the CORE workflow—Capture everything immediately, Organize with minimal friction, Review during scheduled sessions, and Engage by blocking time to execute. It works with any tool you already use, so you ditch the memory gymnastics (and endless willpower battles) for a process that clicks on day one. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Security-is-Not-a-Feature-Its-a-Foundation
    GitHub Home About ten years into my career, I experienced a security incident that still gives me chills. We were developing an online trading system for a financial client. A young programmer on the team, trying to take a shortcut while writing an endpoint to query order history, directly concatenated SQL strings. Yes, you read that right—the most classic, textbook SQL injection vulnerability. 😈 A hacker exploited this vulnerability, bypassed authentication, and walked away with the entire user table. By the time we discovered it, it was too late. For the next few months, our entire team lived in a nightmare: cooperating with investigations, appeasing the client, fixing the vulnerability, and auditing all other company projects for similar risks. The company's reputation and business wer…  ( 10 min )
    Ringer Movies: ‘Halloween II’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
    Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan team up to revisit John Carpenter’s 1981 sequel Halloween II, marveling (and questioning) why Michael Myers still can’t stay dead. Between debates on whether he’s the GOAT horror villain and shout-outs to Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence, they dig into every spooky corner of Haddonfield. Along the way they share their most rewatchable moments, argue through fun “categories,” and sprinkle in their trademark banter—proving that even 40 years later, the Halloween legacy still cuts deep. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Files-are-Not-Just-Data-A-Guide-to-Robust-File-Handling
    GitHub Home I'll never forget that afternoon. We had just launched a new feature allowing users to upload their profile pictures. Everything seemed perfect. Until one user, whether intentionally or not, tried to upload a 2GB movie file from his computer. 🎬 The server's memory monitor instantly turned red, CPU usage shot up to 100%, and then, the entire service crashed and burned. 😵‍💫 Why? Because our rudimentary web framework tried to read the entire uploaded file into memory for processing. A 2GB request body instantly blew up our small server, which only had 4GB of memory. This is a classic, and extremely painful, "rookie mistake." Handling files, whether uploading or downloading, is one of the most common requirements in web development. But precisely because it's common, we often ov…  ( 9 min )
    JS Promise usage
    Promise.all(), fail fast if there is any process rejected. Promise.allSettled(), wait until all async requests finished, no matter failed or successful, return a status. Promise.any(), as long as any async request is successful, ignore any rejected. Promise.race(), as long as any async request is completed, no matter it's successful or failed.  ( 5 min )
    🎯 Dear Scammers: You Picked the Wrong Developer
    The Message That Started It All Yesterday, I received this gem: Amazon Safety Recall Notification Dear Amazon Customer, the product you purchased in Oct 2025 (Order Number: 112-4725343-5258772) does not meet Amazon's standards and has been included in the recall list. For your safety, please stop using the product immediately and visit the following link for more details and to request a full refund: https://cutt.ly/tr8MrjPI?VJHH=apbxOp My first thought? "Oh honey... you have NO idea who you just texted." My second thought? "Let me show you what happens when you target someone who has SubFinder installed." Welcome to 2025. This isn't 2015 anymore. You can't just register a domain, spin up nginx, get a Let's Encrypt cert, and think you're untouchable. We have: SubFinder enumerating all 4…  ( 11 min )
    Why DevSecOps Isn't a Role. It's a Responsibility
    Remember when (at least part of) the industry realised "DevOps isn't a job title"? We're making the same mistake again, now with DevSecOps. Companies are hiring "DevSecOps Engineers," thinking they've solved security. They've just renamed the problem. Some years ago, organisations started to rush into hire "DevOps Engineers" believing they could buy their way into better collaboration and faster delivery. Instead, they got siloed teams with new titles, operating much like the old separation between development and operations. The 2016 State of DevOps Report by Puppet (published by DORA.dev now) found that high-performing organisations treated DevOps as a cultural practice, not a job description. Teams that successfully adopted DevOps had shared ownership across roles. The same principle a…  ( 9 min )
    🛡️ What Makes Linux Secure (and Where It's Weak - Plus How to Fix It)
    When people say "Linux is more secure than Windows", they're often half right - and half overconfident. Linux is built on strong security principles, but it's not immune to misconfigurations, privilege escalations, or human mistakes. Let's explore why Linux is secure, where it's weak, and most importantly - how to fix those weaknesses. 🔍 Why Linux Is Secure by Design 1. Open-Source Transparency ✅ Security Tip: sudo pacman -Syu # Arch sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y # Debian/Ubuntu 2. User Privilege Separation ✅ Security Tip: Never run applications as root unless absolutely necessary. Review your sudoers file using: sudo visudo Disable passwordless sudo access. 3. Granular Permissions and Ownership rwx (read, write, execute) permission model provides precise control over…  ( 8 min )
    🪙 Day 29 of #30DaysOfSolidity — Building a Collateral-Backed Stablecoin in Solidity — Step-by-Step Guide
    Author: Saurav Kumar Tags: solidity, defi, stablecoin, ethereum, blockchain Difficulty: Intermediate → Advanced Reading Time: ~10 minutes In decentralized finance (DeFi), stablecoins play a crucial role in bridging traditional finance and crypto. price stability, liquidity, and on-chain utility—acting as the backbone of protocols like MakerDAO (DAI), Aave, and Curve. In this guide, we’ll build a collateral-backed stablecoin named StableUSD (sUSD) using Solidity and Foundry, demonstrating how to maintain a 1:1 peg to the US dollar through collateralization and oracle-based pricing. This article is part of my DeFi Engineering Series, where I recreate real-world protocols from scratch. How stablecoins maintain their price peg How to design collateralized minting and redemption flows How to in…  ( 9 min )
    From Confusion to Creation: My Ongoing Journey in Tech
    If you had told me a year ago that I’d be building websites, writing code, and juggling multiple tech programs all at once, I’d have laughed it off. Back then, coding felt like something distant something only “tech people” did. But that changed the moment I wrote my first line of HTML and saw it appear on a browser. It was a small thing, but it lit a spark that hasn’t gone out since. How It All Started I built my first project a simple recipe page and even though it wasn’t perfect, it felt like an accomplishment. It was mine. Then came freeCodeCamp, and that’s where everything began to connect. The lessons were clear and practical. I earned certifications in HTML and CSS, learned about accessibility, semantic elements, and created small projects like a café menu and a personal business ca…  ( 7 min )
    Debugging AI in Production: Root Cause Analysis with Observability
    Modern AI applications—RAG chatbots, copilot assistants, and voice agents—fail in ways that are subtle, context-dependent, and often nondeterministic. Debugging them requires more than log inspection or ad hoc prompt fixes. It demands engineered observability across the agent graph, structured evaluations to quantify quality, and a repeatable root cause analysis (RCA) process that shortens the path from issue to fix. This guide explains how to design AI observability for production systems, how to do RCA for agentic failures, and how teams use Maxim AI’s end-to-end platform—spanning simulation, evals, and agent observability—to ship reliably. Traditional observability focuses on request latency, error rates, and resource metrics. AI observability must capture the intent, knowledge, and rea…  ( 11 min )
    Symbolic Alchemy: Transmuting Linear Solvers into Lightning Speed by Arvind Sundararajan
    Symbolic Alchemy: Transmuting Linear Solvers into Lightning Speed Imagine simulations grinding to a halt, AI models training at a snail's pace, and scientific breakthroughs delayed—all because of inefficient linear solvers. The bottleneck often lies in preconditioning, a critical technique to accelerate these solvers. But choosing the right preconditioning parameters feels like searching for a needle in a haystack, often relying on fixed values that simply don't adapt to the problem at hand. The core idea is to automatically discover compact, human-readable formulas that predict the best preconditioning parameters for each specific problem instance. Instead of fixed constants or complex, opaque machine learning models, we're talking about symbolic expressions – think simple equations inv…  ( 7 min )
    Top 7 Metrics to Monitor for AI Observability and Performance
    AI applications have moved from prototypes to business-critical systems, making AI observability and LLM observability essential to ensure reliability, safety, and measurable impact. Whether you’re building voice agents, copilots, or RAG systems, the most effective teams rigorously track a small set of metrics that directly tie to user outcomes and operational excellence. This blog presents seven pragmatic metrics you can monitor to improve quality in production, backed by authoritative references and hands-on guidance with Maxim AI’s observability, evaluation, and simulation stack. Unlike traditional services, AI systems can fail silently, drift in behavior, or produce plausible but incorrect outputs. Observability requires: Distributed agent tracing with span-level detail across prompts,…  ( 10 min )
    A Practical Guide to Distributed Tracing for AI Agents
    Distributed tracing has become essential for teams building complex AI systems—LLM apps, RAG pipelines, and multimodal voice agents—where a single user interaction can traverse gateways, retrieval services, model routers, prompt managers, evaluators, and external tools. This guide explains how to design and implement agent tracing that is actionable for debugging, evaluation, and production observability. It outlines proven patterns using OpenTelemetry, shows how to tailor traces for AI-specific workflows, and demonstrates how Maxim AI’s full-stack platform and Bifrost gateway help you achieve reliable, measurable performance from development to production. Traditional tracing answers “where did the time go?” for microservices. In AI systems, it must also answer: Did the agent choose the r…  ( 11 min )
    The Three Pillars of AI Observability: Tracing, Monitoring, and Evaluation
    AI applications have moved beyond single-model demos into complex, multi-agent systems: voice agents, RAG copilots, multi-step workflows, and tool-using agents running across providers. In this new reality, shipping high-quality AI reliably requires a robust observability strategy purpose-built for agents. This article lays out the three pillars—tracing, monitoring, and evaluation—explains why each is necessary, and shows how Maxim AI’s full-stack platform operationalizes them end-to-end for engineering and product teams. Traditional web observability was built around request–response lifecycles, where latency, error rates, and CPU were enough for most SLOs. Agentic applications introduce new failure modes: Model drift, prompt regressions, and hallucinations. RAG retrieval gaps, context mi…  ( 11 min )
    Your-Error-Handling-is-a-Mess-and-Its-Costing-You-💸
    GitHub Home I still remember the bug that kept me up all night. A payment callback endpoint, when handling a rare, exceptional status code from a third-party payment gateway, had a .catch() that was accidentally omitted from a Promise chain. The result? No logs, no alerts, and the service itself didn't crash. It just "silently" failed. That user's order status was forever stuck on "processing," and we were completely unaware. It wasn't until a week later during a reconciliation that we discovered hundreds of these "silent orders," resulting in tens of thousands of dollars in losses. 💸 The lesson was painful. It made me realize that in software engineering, we probably spend less than 10% of our time on the happy path. The other 90% of the complexity comes from how to handle all sorts of e…  ( 9 min )
    I Think Game Dev Isn’t My Thing (And That’s Okay)
    I’ve made a few games over the years — joined some game hackathons, shipped small projects — but looking back, I only really enjoyed making one 3D game a few years ago. Every other time, I found the process stressful. Debugging physics, balancing gameplay, polishing UI — it always drained me more than it inspired me. I used to think that meant I was failing as a developer. But now I think it just means I like different kinds of creation. I love building systems, tools, and interactive experiences — things people can use, not necessarily play. Maybe that’s the key: not everyone who loves interactivity has to be a “game dev.” If you’ve felt something similar - enjoying one part of a field but hating the rest - that’s totally fine. You can pivot, evolve, and still be creative. TL;DR: It’s okay to stop doing what drains you, even if it’s something you once thought you’d love.  ( 6 min )
    ⏳geol, the cli to efficiently manage EOLs like a boss
    This is a submission for the 2025 Hacktoberfest Writing Challenge: Maintainer Spotlight First of all, I would like to point what makes my core motivation & energy last, what keeps me in movement : my curiosity. this is curiosity and the satisfaction we get once got answers that (from my POV) makes things possible. Of course we are building software or products, but first, I want to focus on creating and experimenting news ways of viewing problems that affect us and prototype new ways of fixing issues (regardless of programming languages or technologies) or rewiring known problems, then share these techniques and POVs with others to confront perspectives. Nothing excites me more that seeing the solution come to life, talk with my teammates about how to tweak an output, what to remove until …  ( 14 min )
    48 hours date with Kiro IDE
    The Project What my project was intended to be? What my final project became? TL;DR Designing the app flow: Built a high-level navigation structure connecting the main game’s tabs and pages. Integrating drum beat audio: Created a drum kit folder with various sound files for each drum piece and imported them into the app. Developing the main game logic (UI challenges): Designed the game interface to display and detect drum hits as they reached the hit line, iterating through several UI adjustments along the way. Implementing the scoring system: Built the logic to detect hits, calculate scores, and measure player accuracy. Introducing the challenge post: Players achieving over 90% accuracy would trigger a community challenge post—inviting others to choreograph a 3D character dance to the s…  ( 13 min )
    Rick Shiels Golf: Our Best Golf Challenge EVER
    Our Best Golf Challenge EVER pits Rick Shiels, James Robinson and Guy Charnock against 18 holes with one shared mission: break 75. Each hole starts with a draw—pull the Yellow Ball and you’re on your own, no advice, no mulligans, pure pressure golf. Expect wild momentum swings, epic saves (and meltdowns), plus plenty of banter as they battle nerves and that elusive score. Along the way you’ll get classic Rick Shiels charm—golf tips, equipment reviews and coaching nuggets—while they see if this twist is enough to keep them under par. Think you could handle the Yellow Ball Challenge? Watch, laugh (or wince), and let them know in the comments! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    **Unlocking Efficient Media Processing with Domain Knowledge
    Unlocking Efficient Media Processing with Domain Knowledge Injection In the realm of AI-powered media processing, the quest for optimized performance and speed is a perpetual pursuit. One innovative approach to achieving this goal is through a technique known as 'domain knowledge injection.' By infusing pre-trained models with custom, domain-specific knowledge, developers can significantly enhance inference speeds while maintaining accuracy. What is Domain Knowledge Injection? Domain knowledge injection involves leveraging attention mechanisms or fusion techniques to integrate domain-specific information into pre-trained models. This allows the model to learn from both general and specialized knowledge, enabling it to better understand and process media data. By injecting domain-specific knowledge, developers can: Fine-tune models for specific applications: Domain knowledge injection enables the adaptation of pre-trained models to specific use cases, such as vide... This post was originally shared as an AI/ML insight. Follow me for more expert content on artificial intelligence and machine learning.  ( 6 min )
    Ringer Movies: ‘Halloween II’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
    ‘Halloween II’ Deep Dive with Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan & Van Lathan The Ringer crew reunites to revisit John Carpenter’s 1981 sequel, debating whether Michael Myers truly earns GOAT status as horror’s ultimate boogeyman. They trade hot takes on the film’s most rewatchable moments and even break into playful “best-of” categories for scares, kills, and more. With timestamps guiding you from the cold open (0:00) through the big villain debate (1:41), standout scene breakdown (33:13), and final awards round (55:51), it’s a quick, fun ride through one of horror’s classic follow-ups. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Ringer Movies: The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 7 - 'In The Mood for Love’
    The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 7 – In the Mood for Love In episode 7 of their “25 Best Movies of the 21st Century” series, Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins celebrate Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love, calling it the signature romance of the century. They unpack how its meticulously composed frames and lush visuals create a simmering tension that still inspires filmmakers today. Beyond its stunning aesthetics, the hosts argue that the film’s true power lies in the ache of unfulfilled desire—something that feels more poignant than ever in our modern world. Produced by Jack Sanders, this conversation spotlights why longing can be the most resonant emotion on screen. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less
    TL;DR CinemaSins just dropped “Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less,” playfully tearing apart Tim Burton’s stop-motion dog tale—even though they openly love it—thanks to a theatrical re-release from Guillermo del Toro. Expect snarky “sins” and plenty of loving jabs at everyone’s favorite resurrected pooch. They also plug the usual CinemaSins empire: a link hub for all their channels, invites to join polls and Discord, and a shout-out to their Patreon. Writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel get name-checked, and you can stalk them on Twitter, TikTok, Reddit and more. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines in 24 Minutes or Less
    Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines in 24 Minutes or Less is a tongue-in-cheek Cinemasins video, sponsored by BetterHelp for therapy, poking fun at the series’ signature “fun nonsense.” The film’s code and predictable kills get the usual rapid-fire sins tally. The description also plugs Cinemasins’ website, Linktree, and YouTube spinoff channels, invites viewers to take a “sinful” poll and support the team on Patreon, and lists their writers and social channels (Twitter, Instagram, Discord, Reddit, TikTok). Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less
    TL;DR CinemaSins has rolled out “Everything Wrong With Longlegs In 24 Minutes Or Less,” a bite-sized roast of Nicolas Cage’s wild turn in the thriller Longlegs. With Osgood Perkins’ Keeper on the horizon, they couldn’t resist revisiting all the absurd moments—especially those conspicuously long limbs. For more sins (and behind-the-scenes fun), hit their site or linktr.ee, fill out the quick poll, and consider backing them on Patreon. You can also catch CinemaSins on YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Discord, Reddit, TikTok and beyond! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Designing Accessible Dark Mode Interfaces: A Step-by-Step Guide for Modern Web Designers
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    In this article + demo video, I introduce JPlus, a Java superset that runs on the JVM and extends Java’s syntax naturally. If you’ve ever wished Java had null safety, concise data classes, or type inference — JPlus aims to provide all of that, while staying 100% compatible with Java. 🎥 Watch the IntelliJ plugin demo 🔑 Key highlights Null safety at the language level apply syntax for boilerplate elimination Fully interoperable with Java Compiles to Java bytecode Check out the project and join the discussion on GitHub: https://github.com/nieuwmijnleven/JPlus  ( 6 min )
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    Convert PDF to HTML in C#
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    How to Use Streams in Flutter
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    How to Parse JSON in Python – A Complete Guide With Examples
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    Chainlink Drops, Then Bounces 4% as FOMC Volatility Drives Crypto Market
    The oracle network token overcame selling pressure earlier Wednesday, but the technical picture remains mixed.  ( 30 min )
    Consensys Plans Public Debut, Taps JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs to Lead IPO: Axios
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    Mastercard Eyes Zero Hash Acquisition for Nearly $2B Bet on Stablecoins: Report
    The global payments firm previously held talks to acquire crypto payment infrastructure startup BNVK, according to reports.  ( 29 min )
    What Bitcoin Chart Says About BTC Price After Powell Casts Doubt on December Cut?
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    Bitcoin Tumbles Back to $110K on Fed's Powell's Hawkish Comments
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    Fed Delivers Expected 25 Basis Point Rate Cut as Markets Await Powell’s Comments
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    Stellar Edges 1.5% Higher Breaking $0.32 Amid Institutional Accumulation
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    Investment Bank Mizuho Says Visa Is Becoming the ‘Stablecoin of Stablecoins’
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    HBAR Consolidates at $0.2010 as Volume Surge Signals Distribution
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    Securitize Rolls Out Tokenized Credit Fund with BNY on Ethereum
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    Crypto Long & Short: Fast Money, Slow Money
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    MegaETH Raises $450M in Oversubscribed Token Sale Backed by Ethereum Founders
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    Michael Saylor's Strategy Drops $18B in Value, but a Rebound May Be Near: 10X Research
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    Cardano Falls Below Key Support as Institutional Investors Pull Back
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    BONK Tests Support as Volume Surges 122% in Solana Selloff
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    The Protocol: ETH’s Fusaka Upgrade Goes Live on Hoodi, Mainnet Next
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    Crypto Treasury Activity Still Tepid, but Capital Flows Rebound: B. Riley
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    Nvidia Hits $5T Market Cap as Bitcoin Now Trails U.S. Equities Year to Date
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    William Blair Analysts Sees Upside in Western Union’s Solana-Based Stablecoin Launch
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    TeraWulf Dips 5% on $500M Capital Raise to Fund AI Data Center Expansion
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    Ondo Brings Tokenized U.S. Stocks to BNB Chain as Market Doubles to $700M
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    Swiss Crypto Infrastructure Firm Taurus Expands to U.S. With New York Office
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    Australian Regulator Signals Broader Digital Asset Oversight Ahead of New Licensing Regime
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    Ironlight Wins FINRA Approval for First U.S. Regulated ATS With Onchain Atomic Settlement
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    Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Consolidates at $113K Ahead of Potential U.S.-China Trade Deal
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    Memecoin Tied to CZ Statue Crashes 99% After Binance Founder Disowns It
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    Core Scientific Holders Poised to Reject CoreWeave Merger, Jefferies Says
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    Stablecoin Inflows Rise Before Fed Rate Decision: Crypto Daybook Americas
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    Bitcoin, Ether Brace for $17B Options Expiry Amid Fed Meeting, Tech Company Earnings
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    Deutsche Digital Assets and Safello to List Staked Bittensor ETP on SIX Swiss Exchange
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    DBS, Goldman Sachs Execute First Over-the-Counter Interbank Crypto Options Trade
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    Bitwise Says Its Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) Had a 'Big First Day'; GSOL to List on NYSE
    A brief slip under $200 drew heavier selling before SOL steadied near $195–$196, as Bitwise touted BSOL’s debut and Grayscale said GSOL will list on NYSE Arca.  ( 31 min )
    Bitcoin Holds $113K as Liquidity Thins, Traders Turn Defensive Before Fed Week
    The moves come ahead of a pivotal Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Oct. 28–29, where officials are widely expected to cut benchmark rates by 25 basis points to the 4.00%–4.25% range.  ( 31 min )
    Ether Holds Above $4,000, Arkham Says Tom Lee's 'BitMine Is Buying the Dip'
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    XRP and SOL Futures Open Interest on CME Hits Record High
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    XRP Trades Higher on Big Flows, Yet Technical Setup Signals Caution
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    Bitcoin Dip Looks Standard Pre-FOMC and $120K Would Open Path to $143K, Analysts Say
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    Recent Bitcoin Crash Has Put $1B in sUSDe Loop Trades at Risk, Research Firm Says
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    Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Holds Ground as Traders Sit on Stablecoins Before Fed Decision
    The market is confident that the Fed will cut rates. But crypto traders are still waiting for confirmation.  ( 30 min )
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    Vibe coding platform Cursor releases first in-house LLM, Composer, promising 4X speed boost
    The vibe coding tool Cursor, from startup Anysphere, has introduced Composer, its first in-house, proprietary coding large language model (LLM) as part of its Cursor 2.0 platform update. Composer is designed to execute coding tasks quickly and accurately in production-scale environments, representing a new step in AI-assisted programming. It's already being used by Cursor’s own engineering staff in day-to-day development — indicating maturity and stability. According to Cursor, Composer completes most interactions in less than 30 seconds while maintaining a high level of reasoning ability across large and complex codebases. The model is described as four times faster than similarly intelligent systems and is trained for “agentic” workflows—where autonomous coding agents plan, write, test…
    Anthropic scientists hacked Claude’s brain — and it noticed. Here’s why that’s huge
    When researchers at Anthropic injected the concept of "betrayal" into their Claude AI model's neural networks and asked if it noticed anything unusual, the system paused before responding: "Yes, I detect an injected thought about betrayal." The exchange, detailed in new research published Wednesday, marks what scientists say is the first rigorous evidence that large language models possess a limited but genuine ability to observe and report on their own internal processes — a capability that challenges longstanding assumptions about what these systems can do and raises profound questions about their future development. "The striking thing is that the model has this one step of meta," said Jack Lindsey, a neuroscientist on Anthropic's interpretability team who led the research, in an interv…
    Geostar pioneers GEO as traditional SEO faces 25% decline from AI chatbots, Gartner says
    The moment Mack McConnell knew everything about search had changed came last summer at the Paris Olympics. His parents, independently and without prompting, had both turned to ChatGPT to plan their day's activities in the French capital. The AI recommended specific tour companies, restaurants, and attractions — businesses that had won a new kind of visibility lottery. "It was almost like this intuitive interface that older people were as comfortable with using as younger people," McConnell recalled in an exclusive interview with VentureBeat. "I could just see the businesses were now being recommended." That observation has now become the foundation of Geostar, a Pear VC-backed startup that's racing to help businesses navigate what may be the most significant shift in online discovery since…
    From static classifiers to reasoning engines: OpenAI’s new model rethinks content moderation
    Enterprises, eager to ensure any AI models they use adhere to safety and safe-use policies, fine-tune LLMs so they do not respond to unwanted queries.  However, much of the safeguarding and red teaming happens before deployment, “baking in” policies before users fully test the models’ capabilities in production. OpenAI believes it can offer a more flexible option for enterprises and encourage more companies to bring in safety policies.  The company has released two open-weight models under research preview that it believes will make enterprises and models more flexible in terms of safeguards. gpt-oss-safeguard-120b and gpt-oss-safeguard-20b will be available on a permissive Apache 2.0 license. The models are fine-tuned versions of OpenAI’s open-source gpt-oss, released in August, marking t…
    Agentic AI is all about the context — engineering, that is
    Presented by Elastic As organizations scramble to enact agentic AI solutions, accessing proprietary data from all the nooks and crannies will be key By now, most organizations have heard of agentic AI, which are systems that “think” by autonomously gathering tools, data and other sources of information to return an answer. But here’s the rub: reliability and relevance depend on delivering accurate context. In most enterprises, this context is scattered across various unstructured data sources, including documents, emails, business apps, and customer feedback. As organizations look ahead to 2026, solving this problem will be key to accelerating agentic AI rollouts around the world, says Ken Exner, chief product officer at Elastic. "People are starting to realize that to do agentic AI cor…
    Nvidia researchers unlock 4-bit LLM training that matches 8-bit performance
    Researchers at Nvidia have developed a novel approach to train large language models (LLMs) in 4-bit quantized format while maintaining their stability and accuracy at the level of high-precision models. Their technique, NVFP4, makes it possible to train models that not only outperform other leading 4-bit formats but match the performance of the larger 8-bit FP8 format, all while using half the memory and a fraction of the compute. The success of NVFP4 shows that enterprises can continue to cut inference costs by running leaner models that match the performance of larger ones. It also hints at a future where the cost of training LLMs will drop to a point where many more organizations can train their own bespoke models from scratch rather than just fine-tuning existing ones. The quantizatio…
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    Exclusive eBook: We did the math on AI’s energy footprint.
    In this exclusive subscirber-only ebook you’ll learn how the emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next. by James O’Donnell and Casey Crownhart May 20, 2025 Table of contents Related stories:  ( 16 min )
    Building a high performance data and AI organization (2nd edition)
    Four years is a lifetime when it comes to artificial intelligence. Since the first edition of this study was published in 2021, AI’s capabilities have been advancing at speed, and the advances have not slowed since generative AI’s breakthrough. For example, multimodality— the ability to process information not only as text but also as audio,…  ( 18 min )
    The Download: Boosting AI’s memory, and data centers’ unhappy neighbors
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. DeepSeek may have found a new way to improve AI’s ability to remember The news: An AI model released by Chinese AI company DeepSeek uses new techniques that could significantly improve AI’s ability…  ( 21 min )
    The AI Hype Index: Data centers’ neighbors are pivoting to power blackouts
    Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI Hype Index—a simple, at-a-glance summary of everything you need to know about the state of the industry. Just about all businesses these days seem to be pivoting to AI, even when they don’t seem to know exactly why they’re investing…  ( 16 min )
    DeepSeek may have found a new way to improve AI’s ability to remember
    An AI model released by Chinese AI company DeepSeek uses new techniques that could significantly improve AI’s ability to “remember.” Released last week, the optical character recognition (OCR) model works by extracting text from an image and turning it into machine-readable words. This is the same technology that powers scanner apps, translation of text in…  ( 22 min )
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    A Deep-Dive Into Kohaku: Ethereum’s Roadmap for Private and Secure Wallets
    Kohaku brings wallet privacy to Ethereum through an open SDK and reference wallet. Explore what this shift means for developers.  ( 9 min )
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    Colorful Debuts iGame X Senna AI Assistant In Malaysia
    Colorful today hosted its first event in Malaysia. To celebrate, the Shenzhen-based company showed off the iGame x Senna, or Senna for short. Senna was designed with today’s digital community in mind. Gamers benefit from more stable performance, streamers enjoy uninterrupted sessions, and creators experience faster editing and easier multitasking. “With Senna, we are giving […] The post Colorful Debuts iGame X Senna AI Assistant In Malaysia appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Mazda Unveils Vision X-Coupe At Japan Mobility Show 2025
    Mazda unveiled the Mazda Vision X-Coupe (‘X’ pronounced as ‘cross’) at the Japan Mobility Show 2025. This prototype model is a crossover coupe that will feature a hybrid system integrating a two-rotor rotary engine, which was last fitted in a Mazda RX-8. Design-wise, the Vision X-Coupe embodies the ‘KODO – Soul of Motion’ design language, […] The post Mazda Unveils Vision X-Coupe At Japan Mobility Show 2025 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Stellantis Plans To Bring Robotaxi In 2028
    Stellantis has recently announced that it will be working alongside Nvidia, Foxconn, and Uber to launch its own robotaxi service. In Reuters’ report, this is because the companies involved wish to tap into the “booming demand” for self-driving cars. As per the report, the collaboration will leverage Stellantis’ automobile manufacturing capability, Nvidia’s AI and autonomous […] The post Stellantis Plans To Bring Robotaxi In 2028 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Canada Announces Investment Into ASEAN Cyber Security Via Malaysia
    At the conclusion of the ASEAN summit, Canada has announced that it is expanding its investment in advancing cybersecurity capacity building in the region. As part of this, the country is investing CA$226,000 (~RM679,746) to the BlackBerry Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (CCoE), in collaboration with the MCMC. This is “to upskill and train cyber-defenders from across […] The post Canada Announces Investment Into ASEAN Cyber Security Via Malaysia appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    BrickBoy Launches On Kickstarter As LEGO Game Boy Emulator Upgrade Kit
    When LEGO launched the Game Boy replica, modders were quick to transform it into a playable handheld. Following a successful attempt by Natalie The Nerd, a group of Swiss creators called Substance Labs has debuted their own take on the upgrade. The BrickBoy comes in three versions, which are all available for pre-order via Kickstarter […] The post BrickBoy Launches On Kickstarter As LEGO Game Boy Emulator Upgrade Kit appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Astro Announces Astro One Year-End Holiday Promotion
    Astro is rolling out special Astro One promotions to help families enjoy more time together as the year-end holidays draw near. Running from 1 November 2025 to 31 January 2026, the company’s Year-End Holiday Promotion offers specially curated subscription packages that combine value, variety, and convenience. Families can now subscribe to either the Astro One […] The post Astro Announces Astro One Year-End Holiday Promotion appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    Leapmotor B10 Spotted In Malaysia Hinting Possible Local Debut
    The Leapmotor B10, which was recently launched in Thailand, has been sighted in Malaysia. This came to light through a posting by Sobri Sunan on the Malaysian Electric Vehicle Owners Club (myEVOC) Facebook page. The image showcased a camouflaged model of the EV SUV parked in front of a Benelli Best Shop outlet in Nilai, […] The post Leapmotor B10 Spotted In Malaysia Hinting Possible Local Debut appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Maybank’s MAE App Celebrates 5 Years With Special 5% p.a. Returns Promotion
    Maybank’s digital banking and wallet platform MAE is celebrating its fifth year of operation with a series of special promotions and upcoming feature updates. The bank revealed that nine out of 10 MAE users actively use the app daily for transactions, highlighting its strong adoption among Malaysians. According to Maybank, its app now has 10.7 […] The post Maybank’s MAE App Celebrates 5 Years With Special 5% p.a. Returns Promotion appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Samsung May Hike Galaxy Phone Prices Due To DRAM Shortage
    If you’ve been holding off on upgrading to a new phone, you may want to rethink that decision as the devices could be getting pricier pretty soon. Memory chips, particularly DRAM modules, are becoming more expensive, which in turn will lead to costlier electronics. And despite being a major memory manufacturer, Samsung might increase the […] The post Samsung May Hike Galaxy Phone Prices Due To DRAM Shortage appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Insta360 X4 Air Launches; Starts From RM1,599
    Insta360 has introduced the new X4 Air, a lightweight 8K 360-degree camera designed to sit between the company’s X4 and flagship X5 models. Despite its compact form, the new camera promises high-end performance at a more accessible price point. Weighing just 165 grams, the X4 Air is the lightest 8K 360 camera the company has […] The post Insta360 X4 Air Launches; Starts From RM1,599 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Razer Announces Huntsman V3 Pro 8KHz; Starts From RM1,099
    Earlier, Razer announced its Esports Green Collection which included a handful of unreleased products. One of these was the Raiju V3 Pro. Another, as it turns out, is the Huntsman V3 Pro Tenkeyless 8KHz. This is because the gaming peripheral brand has only recently announced the 8KHz variants of the optical keyboard. With that being […] The post Razer Announces Huntsman V3 Pro 8KHz; Starts From RM1,099 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )

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    When O3 is 2x slower than O2
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    Nvidia takes $1B stake in Nokia
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    Show HN: Research Hacker News, ArXiv & Google with Hierarchical Bayesian Models
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    Whole Earth Index
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    Ubiquiti SFP Wizard
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    China has added forest the size of Texas since 1990
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    The Impossible Optimization, and the Metaprogramming to Achieve It
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    Sufficiently Smart Compiler
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    Rats filmed snatching bats from air for first time
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    Reverse-engineered CUPS driver for Phomemo receipt/label printers
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    GLP-1 therapeutics: Their emerging role in alcohol and substance use disorders
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    IBM's open source Granite 4.0 Nano AI models are small enough to run locally directly in your browser
    In an industry where model size is often seen as a proxy for intelligence, IBM is charting a different course — one that values efficiency over enormity, and accessibility over abstraction. The 114-year-old tech giant's four new Granite 4.0 Nano models, released today, range from just 350 million to 1.5 billion parameters, a fraction of the size of their server-bound cousins from the likes of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. These models are designed to be highly accessible: the 350M variants can run comfortably on a modern laptop CPU with 8–16GB of RAM, while the 1.5B models typically require a GPU with at least 6–8GB of VRAM for smooth performance — or sufficient system RAM and swap for CPU-only inference. This makes them well-suited for developers building applications on consumer hardwa…
    Microsoft’s Copilot can now build apps and automate your job — here’s how it works
    Microsoft is launching a significant expansion of its Copilot AI assistant on Tuesday, introducing tools that let employees build applications, automate workflows, and create specialized AI agents using only conversational prompts — no coding required. The new capabilities, called App Builder and Workflows, mark Microsoft's most aggressive attempt yet to merge artificial intelligence with software development, enabling the estimated 100 million Microsoft 365 users to create business tools as easily as they currently draft emails or build spreadsheets. "We really believe that a main part of an AI-forward employee, not just developers, will be to create agents, workflows and apps," Charles Lamanna, Microsoft's president of business and industry Copilot, said in an interview with VentureBeat.…
    GitHub's Agent HQ aims to solve enterprises' biggest AI coding problem: Too many agents, no central control
    GitHub is making a bold bet that enterprises don't need another proprietary coding agent: They need a way to manage all of them. At its Universe 2025 conference, the Microsoft-owned developer platform announced Agent HQ. The new architecture transforms GitHub into a unified control plane for managing multiple AI coding agents from competitors including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Cognition and xAI. Rather than forcing developers into a single agent experience, the company is positioning itself as the essential orchestration layer beneath them all. Agent HQ represents GitHub's attempt to apply its collaboration platform approach to AI agents. Just as the company transformed Git, pull requests and CI/CD into collaborative workflows, it's now trying to do the same with a fragmented AI coding l…
    Intuit learned to build AI agents for finance the hard way: Trust lost in buckets, earned back in spoonfuls
    Building AI for financial software requires a different playbook than consumer AI, and Intuit's latest QuickBooks release provides an example. The company has announced Intuit Intelligence, a system that orchestrates specialized AI agents across its QuickBooks platform to handle tasks including sales tax compliance and payroll processing. These new agents augment existing accounting and project management agents (which have also been updated) as well as a unified interface that lets users query data across QuickBooks, third-party systems and uploaded files using natural language. The new development follow years of investment and improvement in Intuit's GenOS, allowing the company to build AI capabilities that reduce latency and improve accuracy. But the real news isn't what Intuit built …
    PayPal’s agentic commerce play shows why flexibility, not standards, will define the eext c-commerce wave
    Enterprises looking to sell goods and services online are waiting for the backbone of agentic commerce to be hashed out; but PayPal is hoping its new features will bridge the gap. The payments company is launching a discoverability solution that allows enterprises to make its product available on any chat platform, regardless of the model or agent payment protocol.  PayPal, which is a participant in Google’s Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), found that it can leverage its relationship with merchants and enterprises to help pave the way for an easier transition into agentic commerce and offer flexibility that will benefit the ecosystem.  Michelle Gill, PayPal's GM for small business and financial services, told VentureBeat that AI-powered shopping will continue to grow, so enterprises and bran…
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    SUI Slides 3.4% as $2.60 Support Snaps on 180% Volume Surge
    Volume spiked 180% over average as nearly 2.7M tokens traded in a single minute.  ( 29 min )
    Tether Tokenized Gold Reserves Exceeded 11.6 Tons in Q3 Amid Yellow Metal's Rally
    Tether's gold-backed token swelled above $2 billion market cap, driven by record prices and surging retail demand, CEO Paolo Ardoino said in an interview.  ( 29 min )
    Bitcoin Sinks Below $113K as Stocks Hit Records; Sell-Off Could Have Room to Run, Says Bitfinex
    Nvidia closed in on a $4 trillion market cap amid CEO Jensen Huang's keynote speech at a tech conference, seemingly sucking capital out of crypto on Tuesday afternoon.  ( 29 min )
    Blockchain-Based Polymarket Eyes U.S. Comeback by November: BBG
    Polymarket previously announced it would launch a token and had acquired a CFTC-registered entity.  ( 29 min )
    Ethereum’s Fusaka Upgrade Completes Final Hoodi Test Ahead of Mainnet Launch
    With all three tests done, developers will finalize the date that Fusaka will go live on mainnet, tentatively aiming for December 3.  ( 29 min )
    SharpLink Plans $200M ETH Deployment on Consensys’ Linea Over Multiple Years
    SharpLink said it will use Anchorage Digital to deploy ether on Linea, combining ether.fi staking and EigenCloud restaking to seek yield under institutional controls.  ( 30 min )
    Chainlink Underpins Balcony's $240B Real Estate Tokenization Platform
    Balcony will use Chainlink’s Runtime Environment (CRE) to bring over $240 billion worth of government-sourced property data onchain.  ( 30 min )
    Western Union to Launch Stablecoin on Solana With Anchorage Digital
    The U.S. dollar-pegged token is expected to become available in the first half of 2026.  ( 28 min )
    Bitcoin's Offshoot, BCH, Edges Up 1% to Challenge Downtrend
    Minor gains accompanied by elevated volume suggest underlying accumulation despite muted price action.  ( 30 min )
    55 Years of Financial Surveillance
    Reform needs to happen before the Bank Secrecy Act gets to celebrate its next big milestone, argues Nicholas Anthony, a policy analyst at the Cato Institute.  ( 32 min )
    Wealth Managers Scramble to Add Crypto as UAE's Ultra-Rich Demand Digital Assets
    Swiss software firm Avaloq, which serves numerous private banks and wealth managers, surveyed trends in high net worth (HNW) investing in the UAE.  ( 32 min )
    Heather 'Razzlekhan' Morgan's Release From Prison Wasn't Us, White House Says
    Despite her social-media suggestions that President Donald Trump let the rapper out earlier from her Bitfinex hack sentence, an official said that's not the case.  ( 32 min )
    XLM Gains 2.3% to $0.3314 as Payment Networks Drive Institutional Interest
    XLM gains 2.3% in 24 hours, breaking above key resistance amid surging European session volume and growing institutional focus on blockchain-based payments.  ( 30 min )
    BNB Drops After $1.65B Token Burn, Eyes Resistance Near $1,150
    Traders face a mixed outlook, with BNB's deflationary mechanics potentially leading to a boost if demand grows, but technicals show the price stuck in a narrow range.  ( 30 min )
    Hedera Jumps 25.7% Breaking Key Resistance as Spot ETF Launches
    HBAR jumped above $0.20 as Canary Capital's HBAR ETF began NYSE trading with institutional backing from BitGo.  ( 30 min )
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    How to Manage Assets in Flutter using flutter_gen
    Managing assets like images, icons, and fonts in a Flutter project can quickly become a tedious task, especially as your application grows. Manual referencing is prone to typos, introduces maintenance overhead, and can hinder team collaboration. Fort...  ( 9 min )
    How to Build Responsive UIs in Flutter
    Building responsive UIs in Flutter can be challenging, especially when you want your app to look great on phones, tablets, and desktops without maintaining multiple layouts. Fortunately, Flutter provides powerful tools like MediaQuery, LayoutBuilder,...  ( 17 min )
    How to Build a Chrome Extension That Analyzes Any Web Page Using JavaScript and Manifest V3
    Have you ever visited a website and wondered how well is this page structured? Does it have a meta description? How many links or headings does it use? Usually, you’d open DevTools or an SEO auditing tool to find answers to these questions. But what ...  ( 7 min )
    How to Build Your First Dynamic Performance Test in Apache JMeter
    As a QA engineer, I have always found performance testing to be one of the most exciting and underrated parts of software testing. Yes, functional testing is important, but it’s of little use if users have to wait for 5 seconds for each page to load....  ( 8 min )
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    Roundtables: Seeking Climate Solutions in Turbulent Times
    Companies are pursuing climate solutions amid shifting U.S. politics and economic uncertainty. Drawing from MIT Technology Review’s 10 Climate Tech Companies to Watch list, this session highlights the most promising technologies—from electric trucks to gene-edited crops—and explores the challenges companies face in advancing climate progress today. Speakers: Casey Crownhart, Senior Climate Reporter; James Temple, Senior Climate…  ( 16 min )
    Finding return on AI investments across industries
    The market is officially three years post ChatGPT and many of the pundit bylines have shifted to using terms like “bubble” to suggest reasons behind generative AI not realizing material returns outside a handful of technology suppliers.  In September, the MIT NANDA report made waves because the soundbite every author and influencer picked up on…  ( 22 min )
    The Download: Microsoft’s stance on erotic AI, and an AI hype mystery
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. “We will never build a sex robot,” says Mustafa Suleyman Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, is trying to walk a fine line. On the one hand, he thinks that the industry is…  ( 21 min )
    “We will never build a sex robot,” says Mustafa Suleyman
    Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, is trying to walk a fine line. On the one hand, he thinks that the industry is taking AI in a dangerous direction by building chatbots that present as human: He worries that people will be tricked into seeing life instead of lifelike behavior. In August, he published a…  ( 33 min )
    An AI adoption riddle
    A few weeks ago, I set out on what I thought would be a straightforward reporting journey.  After years of momentum for AI—even if you didn’t think it would be good for the world, you probably thought it was powerful enough to take seriously—hype for the technology had been slightly punctured. First there was the…  ( 20 min )
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    QuickNode Launches Support for Arc, a New Layer 1 Designed as the Economic OS for the Internet
    QuickNode now supports Arc, Circle’s open Layer 1 built for stablecoin-native finance—offering enterprise-grade speed, reliability, and USDC gas.  ( 5 min )

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    Show HN: Settling the Score – A point-and-click adventure rhythm game
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    3M Diskette Reference Manual (1983) [pdf]
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    Blue Prince (1989)
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    Welcome to hell; please drive carefully
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    Movycat – A terminal movie player written in Zig
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    The seven second kernel compile
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    Show HN: Meals You Love – AI-powered meal planning and grocery shopping
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    The Last PCB You'll Ever Buy [video]
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    Why imperfection could be key to Turing patterns in nature
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    How blocks are chained in a blockchain
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    Beyond Smoothed Analysis: Analyzing the Simplex Method by the Book
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    Printed circuit board substrates derived from lignocellulose nanofibrils
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    More than DNS: Learnings from the 14 hour AWS outage
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    Scents of Arabia: Interdisciplinary approaches to ancient olfactory worlds
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    History's first public hack: rats, rats, rats
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    It's insulting to read AI-generated blog posts
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    S1130 – IBM 1130 Emulator in C#
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    What does computer literacy mean for 2026?
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    Florian Schneider Collection: Instruments and Equipment Up for Auction
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    Active listening: the Swiss Army Knife of communication
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    I built my own CityMapper
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    How the Mayans were able to accurately predict solar eclipses for centuries
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    Show HN: Automate Robot Data Quality Improvement
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    Inside an Isotemp OCXO107-10 Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator
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    We reduced a container image from 800GB to 2GB
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    What if hard work felt easier?
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    WorldGrow: Generating Infinite 3D World
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    The last European train that travels by sea
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    Why JPEG XL Ignoring Bit Depth Is Genius (and Why AVIF Can't Pull It Off)
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    Show HN: Write Go code in JavaScript files
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    Argentina's midterm election hands landslide win to Milei's libertarian overhaul
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    Hyperbolic Non-Euclidean World (2007)
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    How to Build a CRUD App with TanStack Start and TanStackDB (with RxDB Integration)
    TanStack Start is a new full-stack framework for React. It’s been growing in popularity ever since it reached the Release Candidate stage of its development in September, 2025. The Release Candidate stage is basically a version of software which is c...  ( 13 min )
    How to Build Secure iOS Apps in Swift: Common Security Pitfalls and How to Fix Them
    These days, there are many ways attackers can try to compromise your applications. And thanks to the continued increase in cyberattacks, the demand for secure mobile applications – and by extension, secure coding – has never been higher. So if you’re...  ( 16 min )
    How to Use Closures in Go
    If you've written code in JavaScript, Python, or Rust, you've probably heard the word closure before. The concept has subtle differences in each language, but the core idea is the same: a closure is a function that captures variables from its surroun...  ( 12 min )
    How to Set Up a Registry in shadcn
    In this guide, you’ll learn how to set up a registry in shadcn. If you’re not familiar with this tool, shadcn is a collection of reusable and accessible components you can use in your projects. You’ll learn about essential concepts such as setting up...  ( 11 min )
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    MiniMax-M2 is the new king of open source LLMs (especially for agentic tool calling)
    Watch out, DeepSeek and Qwen! There's a new king of open source large language models (LLMs), especially when it comes to something enterprises are increasingly valuing: agentic tool use — that is, the ability to go off and use other software capabilities like web search or bespoke applications — without much human guidance. That model is none other than MiniMax-M2, the latest LLM from the Chinese startup of the same name. And in a big win for enterprises globally, the model is available under a permissive, enterprise-friendly MIT License, meaning it is made available freely for developers to take, deploy, retrain, and use how they see fit — even for commercial purposes. It can be found on Hugging Face, GitHub and ModelScope, as well as through MiniMax's API here. It supports OpenAI and A…
    Anthropic rolls out Claude AI for finance, integrates with Excel to rival Microsoft Copilot
    Anthropic is making its most aggressive push yet into the trillion-dollar financial services industry, unveiling a suite of tools that embed its Claude AI assistant directly into Microsoft Excel and connect it to real-time market data from some of the world's most influential financial information providers. The San Francisco-based AI startup announced Monday it is releasing Claude for Excel, allowing financial analysts to interact with the AI system directly within their spreadsheets — the quintessential tool of modern finance. Beyond Excel, select Claude models are also being made available in Microsoft Copilot Studio and Researcher agent, expanding the integration across Microsoft's enterprise AI ecosystem. The integration marks a significant escalation in Anthropic's campaign to positi…
    Google Cloud takes aim at CoreWeave and AWS with managed Slurm for enterprise-scale AI training
    Some enterprises are best served by fine-tuning large models to their needs, but a number of companies plan to build their own models, a project that would require access to GPUs.  Google Cloud wants to play a bigger role in enterprises’ model-making journey with its new service, Vertex AI Training. The service gives enterprises looking to train their own models access to a managed Slurm environment, data science tooling and any chips capable of large-scale model training.  With this new service, Google Cloud hopes to turn more enterprises away from other providers and encourage the building of more company-specific AI models.  While Google Cloud has always offered the ability to customize its Gemini models, the new service allows customers to bring in their own models or customize any ope…
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    The Download: what to make of OpenAI’s Atlas browser, and how to make climate progress
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. I tried OpenAI’s new Atlas browser but I still don’t know what it’s for —Mat Honan OpenAI rolled out a new web browser last week called Atlas. It comes with ChatGPT built in,…  ( 21 min )
    I tried OpenAI’s new Atlas browser but I still don’t know what it’s for
    OpenAI rolled out a new web browser last week called Atlas. It comes with ChatGPT built in, along with an agent, so that you can browse, get direct answers, and have automated tasks performed on your behalf all at the same time.  I’ve spent the past several days tinkering with Atlas. I’ve used it to…  ( 20 min )
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    Understanding Hoisting in JavaScript: A Simple Guide
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    An optimized affiliate marketing bio for Instagram is more than a few catchy lines; it’s your digital handshake. For graduates, freshers, and professionals seeking change, Instagram offers a powerful platform to promote affiliate deals, build a personal brand, and earn while you sleep. With the right bio, your profile becomes a conversion engine, turning casual scrollers into loyal followers and buyers. Why Your Instagram Bio Matters in Affiliate Marketing Instagram bios are limited to 150 characters, yet they carry immense weight. According to Taplink, a well-crafted bio can significantly increase click-through rates and engagement. It’s the first thing visitors notice, and it sets the tone for your content, credibility, and value proposition. For affiliate marketers, the bio must commu…  ( 8 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We've Sinned So Far)
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less
    Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less has CinemaSins swinging back at Tim Burton’s re-release with rapid-fire “sins” that tally every eccentric choice—while still giving props to the movie’s spooky charm. Hungry for more? Head to cinemasins.com or binge their YouTube network (@TVSins, @commercialsins, @cinemasinspodcastnetwork), then cast your vote in their sinful poll. Feeling generous? Support the team on patreon.com/cinemasins or join the conversation on Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok and beyond. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Debugging a Production KYC System — A Multi-Layer Problem Solving Guide I Wrote After 3 Days of Infrastructure Hell
    Introduction Building a KYC (Know Your Customer) authentication system seemed straightforward—until production hit. What started as a simple bug fix turned into a three-day journey through database schemas, system libraries, network configurations, and infrastructure overhaul. This is the practical guide I wish I had before diving into the multi-layer debugging nightmare. Our tests were failing, but not for the reasons you'd expect. The issues were stacked like a house of cards: Problem Symptom Root Cause Database errors Table 'face_similarities' doesn't exist Migration script never ran Computer vision crashes libGL.so.1: cannot open shared object file Missing system dependencies GPU processing failure ONNX Runtime initialization failed Incorrect environment variables # Dat…  ( 10 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines in 24 Minutes or Less
    TL;DR CinemaSins takes a hilariously ruthless 24-minute swing at Final Destination: Bloodlines, pointing out every ridiculous near-death gag and plot quirk that makes the franchise gloriously absurd. It’s all nonsense, but damn if it isn’t entertaining nonsense. Along the way they drop a BetterHelp sponsor plug (therapy, anyone?), shout out their main site, YouTube channels, Discord/Reddit communities, a sinful viewer poll, and their Patreon. Shout-outs to writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel, plus all their social links so you can keep the sins coming. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Your-Projects-a-Mess-Its-Not-You-Its-Your-Frameworks-Fault
    GitHub Home Every programmer has had that moment. You join a new project, or you open up a project you wrote yourself six months ago, and then you feel it—that familiar, suffocating chaos. 🌪️ The utils folder is stuffed with hundreds of disorganized functions, a massive services.js file mixes database queries, business logic, and third-party API calls, and route definitions are scattered throughout the codebase. You want to add a small feature, but you don't know where to put the code. You want to fix a bug, but you have to trace a variable's journey through a tangled mess of "spaghetti code." 🍝 We call this phenomenon "software entropy," or more colloquially, "project rot." How does that clean, elegant, and hopeful little project at the beginning turn, step by step, into a "big ball of …  ( 10 min )
    🚀 Introducing @mcabreradev/filter: SQL-like Array Filtering for TypeScript
    TL;DR: A powerful, zero-dependency filtering library that brings MongoDB-style operators, SQL wildcards, and intelligent autocomplete to TypeScript arrays. Think of it as Array.filter() on steroids! 💪 We've all been there - writing complex array filtering logic that becomes a nested mess of conditions: const results = products.filter(p => p.price >= 100 && p.price = 4.5 && p.name.toLowerCase().includes('laptop') ); This works, but it's: ❌ Hard to read and maintain ❌ Prone to errors ❌ Not reusable ❌ Difficult to compose dynamically Enter @mcabreradev/filter - a library that lets you write expressive, declarative filters: import { filter } from '@mcabreradev/filter'; const res…  ( 10 min )
    2125. Number of Laser Beams in a Bank
    2125. Number of Laser Beams in a Bank Difficulty: Medium Topics: Array, Math, String, Matrix, Weekly Contest 274 Anti-theft security devices are activated inside a bank. You are given a 0-indexed binary string array bank representing the floor plan of the bank, which is an m x n 2D matrix. bank[i] represents the iᵗʰ row, consisting of '0's and '1's. '0' means the cell is empty, while '1' means the cell has a security device. There is one laser beam between any two security devices if both conditions are met: The two devices are located on two different rows: r₁ and r₂, where r₁ < r₂. For each row i where r₁ < i < r₂, there are no security devices in the iᵗʰ row. Laser beams are independent, i.e., one beam does not interfere nor join with another. Return the total number of laser beams in t…  ( 37 min )
    Cracking the Vault: A Nostalgic Hack at Zero Nights 2017 🚪💻
    Picture this: Moscow, November 2017. The air is crisp, the coffee is strong, and the room buzzes with the energy of hundreds of security enthusiasts wearing everything from corporate polos to hacker hoodies. This was Zero Nights - not just another security conference, but something closer to a family reunion for the Russian infosec community. Back in my university days (circa 2009-2010), I had cut my teeth on CTF competitions with my team Cr@zY Geek$ . Those late nights solving challenges created bonds that lasted years. Now, as a established security specialist and journalist for "Hacker" magazine, I was returning to this playground with both my notebook and my curiosity ready for action. Little did I know I'd soon be part of a team that would crack an analog safe using nothing but wits …  ( 12 min )
    Flutter Migration Guide: Preparing Your Android App for Google Play’s 16 KB Page-Size Requirement
    🚨 DEADLINE ALERT! 🚨 November 1, 2025 is just around the corner! As you may have seen it on the cover photo above which is about the latest Google Play’s 16 KB page size requirement that is affecting the app. Whereby starting November 1, 2025, all the new app submission must support the new 16 KB page size requirement and must support the target SDK 35 / API 35 or also known as Android 15 and above (this is extended deadline). Hence, this raised a question on what should a Flutter developer needs to do to ensure the future release is supporting 16 KB page size, and also how we can verify the app is actually supporting 16 KB page size after performing the upgrade (including the package dependencies upgrade) ? To shed some lights, I recently managed to upgrade one of my own personal Flut…  ( 8 min )
    Security-is-Not-a-Feature-Its-a-Foundation
    GitHub Home About ten years into my career, I experienced a security incident that still gives me chills. We were developing an online trading system for a financial client. A young programmer on the team, trying to take a shortcut while writing an endpoint to query order history, directly concatenated SQL strings. Yes, you read that right—the most classic, textbook SQL injection vulnerability. 😈 A hacker exploited this vulnerability, bypassed authentication, and walked away with the entire user table. By the time we discovered it, it was too late. For the next few months, our entire team lived in a nightmare: cooperating with investigations, appeasing the client, fixing the vulnerability, and auditing all other company projects for similar risks. The company's reputation and business wer…  ( 10 min )
    I Spent 2 Days Migrating to TypeScript So I Could Write JavaScript Anyway
    Congratulations! You've adopted TypeScript. Now you're writing JavaScript with commitment issues. Let me paint you a picture: your team had The Meeting. Someone said " type safety " while gesturing vaguely at a stack trace. Someone else mentioned " developer experience " after their third coffee. Everyone nodded like they understood what that meant. You migrated your codebase, spent two days fixing config files, added typescript to your dependencies, and updated your LinkedIn. Then you wrote this masterpiece: const data: any = await fetchUserData(); Chef's kiss. Beautiful. You've taken a language designed to catch bugs at compile time and told it "nah, surprise me at runtime." It's like buying a seatbelt and wearing it as a scarf. TypeScript's whole thing is preventing undefined is n…  ( 14 min )
    Understanding a new feature from Repomix
    This time that I need to read the code from the website of Repomix and choose one of the features that I want to implement in my CLI tool. --token-count-tree [threshold]. It shows file tree with token counts with an optional threshold to display only files with greater and equals to N token (i.e., --token-count-tree 30). The first time that I just checked the code on GitHub, but I realized I could not easily to check and dependencies on GitHub, so I used git grep "buildTokenCountTree" to find the code blocks. 1. `cliRun.ts` to set up the optional features 2. `configSchema.ts` is for separate functions as different group and call it when needed. 3. `defaultAction.ts` to build CLI configurations and to assign to the command-line options if the user used. 4. defaultAction will call the file …  ( 7 min )
    JUEGO DE SEGREGACIÓN
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    Your-Dev-Server-is-Lying-to-You-The-Critical-Difference-Between-Hot-Reload-and-Hot-Restart
    GitHub Home As developers, we all cherish that "flow state." When you're fully focused, code flows from your fingertips, and with every save, the service in the terminal automatically restarts. A quick browser refresh, and your new changes are instantly visible. This immediate feedback loop is one of the most delightful experiences in modern web development. ✨ It makes us feel like we have superpowers, able to create at the speed of thought. In the Node.js world, we have nodemon. In the Rust world, we have cargo-watch. We usually call these tools "Hot-Reload." They are invaluable treasures during the development phase, significantly boosting our productivity. 🏃💨 But, as an old-timer, I have to throw some cold water on you today. 🥶 I want to tell you a dangerous truth: your development s…  ( 9 min )
    Why LogLayer is the Logging Framework for Deno
    Deno developers face a logging dilemma. Console logging is simple but limited. Traditional Node.js libraries like Winston or Pino aren't built for Deno's environment. LogLayer solves this by providing a unified logging layer designed for Deno, offering flexibility to adapt your logging infrastructure as your application grows without changing your code. The framework provides a consistent, fluent API for specifying log messages, metadata, and errors, regardless of which underlying transport you're using. This means you can start with simple console logging during development, then seamlessly transition to more sophisticated logging solutions as your application grows, all without changing your logging code. Here's a quick example of LogLayer's expressive API in action: log.withContext({ us…  ( 8 min )
    AI Hallucinations in 2025: Causes, Impact, and Solutions for Trustworthy AI
    TL;DR AI hallucinations - plausible but false outputs from language models - remain a critical challenge in 2025. This article explores why hallucinations persist, their impact on reliability, and how organizations can mitigate them using robust evaluation, observability, and prompt management practices. Drawing on recent research and industry best practices, we highlight actionable strategies, technical insights, and essential resources for reducing hallucinations and ensuring reliable AI deployment. Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI agents have become foundational to modern enterprise applications, powering everything from automated customer support to advanced analytics. As organizations scale their use of AI, the reliability of these systems has moved from a technical concern to a …  ( 10 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less
    CinemaSins has unleashed “Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less,” a playful roast of Tim Burton’s reanimated pup flick as it hits theaters again. Expect their signature rapid-fire nitpicks, tongue-in-cheek commentary, and plenty of sly references—all delivered in under 15 minutes. If you can’t get enough of their “sins,” they’ve got you covered with extra videos on YouTube (including TVSins and Commercial Sins), a fun poll to share your feedback, and a Patreon to support the team. Plus, the writers (Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian, Daniel) are hanging out on Twitter, Instagram, Discord, Reddit and beyond for your cinematic sin cravings. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator - Caravan of Garbage
    Predator – Caravan of Garbage kicks off a four-week deep dive into the first four Predator films, starting with Schwarzenegger’s 1987 original. They celebrate it as the ultimate 80s action-sci-fi mashup—perfect direction, writing, cast and creature design plus muscles, mud, lasers, explosions and invisibility done right. Along the way they drop links to bonus audio, their Weekly Planet podcast, early access at bigsandwich.co, social handles, Patreon and merch for anyone craving extra goodies or wanting to support the show. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Your-Error-Handling-is-a-Mess-and-Its-Costing-You-💸
    GitHub Home I still remember the bug that kept me up all night. A payment callback endpoint, when handling a rare, exceptional status code from a third-party payment gateway, had a .catch() that was accidentally omitted from a Promise chain. The result? No logs, no alerts, and the service itself didn't crash. It just "silently" failed. That user's order status was forever stuck on "processing," and we were completely unaware. It wasn't until a week later during a reconciliation that we discovered hundreds of these "silent orders," resulting in tens of thousands of dollars in losses. 💸 The lesson was painful. It made me realize that in software engineering, we probably spend less than 10% of our time on the happy path. The other 90% of the complexity comes from how to handle all sorts of e…  ( 9 min )
    Building a Production-Ready Refund Agent That Won't Break Your Business
    AI agents can automate business processes. But most demos ignore a critical question: What happens when something goes wrong mid-workflow? Consider a customer refund process: Process refund via payment gateway → succeeds Send confirmation email → fails Your customer now has money refunded but no notification. Your support team has no record of what happened. Your compliance team can't audit the decision. This is the production reality that demos skip over. Today I'm showing you how to build a customer refund agent that handles these failure modes correctly using AgentHelm an open-source framework I built for production-ready agent orchestration. A toy demo refund agent calls a few tools and returns a result. A production refund agent needs: Transactional safety: If step 3 fails, steps 1 an…  ( 13 min )
    Por Que Todo Desenvolvedor Deveria Dominar Regra de 3
    Você já parou pra pensar quantas vezes usa proporção no seu código sem perceber? Pois é, eu também não ligava muito até começar a trabalhar com APIs de pagamento e perceber que tinha um padrão matemático se repetindo. Semana passada tava construindo um sistema de cobrança por uso. O cliente pagava X reais por Y requisições. Simples, né? Mas aí veio a pergunta: quanto ele vai pagar fazendo Z requisições? Deixa eu te mostrar situações reais onde essa matemática salva o dia. O conceito é direto: você mantém uma relação entre dois valores e aplica essa mesma relação em outro contexto. Nem sempre vale a pena reinventar a roda. Às vezes você precisa validar um cálculo rápido ou está fazendo um orçamento pro cliente. Aí uma regra de 3 online resolve em segundos. Isso aqui confunde no começo, mas…  ( 9 min )
    Parenting in 2025: Finding Our Center in a World That Never Stops
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    Agent hardening with Auth0
    This is a submission for the Auth0 for AI Agents Challenge I have built a agent that provides answer for confidential information to the right person. Before starting with the implementation, lets start with the problem I want to solve with this solution. Bob works at IT team at EMarket, an online e-commerce company . The company wants to provide chat services to their employee to boost productivity. But the team wants to first launch the service to LIMIED person as a prototype and gather information as an usability testing. Therefore, Bob needs to restrict the usage of the chat service to certain users. The How-Might-We question denoted from the POV might be like, How might we authenticate the user ? How might we restrict users to access the relative contents ? To tackle the problem, I…  ( 7 min )
    Security-is-Not-a-Feature-Its-a-Foundation
    GitHub Home About ten years into my career, I experienced a security incident that still gives me chills. We were developing an online trading system for a financial client. A young programmer on the team, trying to take a shortcut while writing an endpoint to query order history, directly concatenated SQL strings. Yes, you read that right—the most classic, textbook SQL injection vulnerability. 😈 A hacker exploited this vulnerability, bypassed authentication, and walked away with the entire user table. By the time we discovered it, it was too late. For the next few months, our entire team lived in a nightmare: cooperating with investigations, appeasing the client, fixing the vulnerability, and auditing all other company projects for similar risks. The company's reputation and business wer…  ( 10 min )
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    GitHub Home Hyperlane is a lightweight, high-performance, cross-platform Rust HTTP server framework built on Tokio async runtime. Performance: 324,323 QPS (Keep-Alive on), 51,031 QPS (Keep-Alive off) | Unified API: HTTP, WebSocket, SSE share same interface | Flexible Routing: Static, dynamic, regex routes | Powerful Middleware: Request/response middleware, panic hooks | Real-time: Native WebSocket and SSE support | Cross-platform: Unified experience on Windows, Linux, macOS Quick start: git clone https://github.com/hyperlane-dev/hyperlane-quick-start.git As a backend developer with 10 years of experience, I've seen languages and frameworks rise and fall like empires. I've ridden the waves of hype and seen them crash on the shores of reality. And if there's one thing I've learned, it's that…  ( 8 min )
    Your-Tests-Are-Slow-and-Brittle-Youre-Testing-the-Wrong-Thing
    GitHub Home "We should write more tests." In every technical meeting, this sentence is repeated like a sacred mantra. Everyone nods in agreement, everyone knows this is the "right" thing to do. But back at their desks, the expression on many faces turns to one of pain. 😫 Why? Because in many projects, writing tests is a chore. The tests run as slow as a turtle; a full test suite takes long enough for you to brew three cups of coffee. ☕️ The test code itself is more complex and harder to understand than the business logic. And the deadliest part: these tests are incredibly "brittle." You change a CSS class name in the frontend, or add a field to a JSON response, and hundreds of tests mysteriously fail. 💔 If you can relate to these scenarios, then as an old-timer, I want to let you in on a…  ( 10 min )
    📰Major Tech News: October 26th, 2025: The Infrastructure of Intelligence
    The technology news cycle often focuses on shiny new consumer gadgets, but the developments on October 26th, 2025, highlighted something far more foundational: the massive, necessary infrastructure required to power the current boom in Artificial Intelligence. From international corporate partnerships to concerns about data center power grids and the changing nature of the entry-level tech job market, the underlying themes of the day revolved around building the world that AI demands. A significant headline involved the deepening collaboration between a global technology leader and a major industrial player. Reliance and Meta announced a new joint venture focused on building enterprise-level AI products in India. The initial investment is substantial, with Reliance taking a majority stake.…  ( 11 min )
    VaultMind: Your AI Calendar Assistant with Auth0-Powered Security
    This is a submission for the Auth0 for AI Agents Challenge VaultMind is an AI-powered calendar assistant that transforms how you manage your schedule. Instead of clicking through calendar interfaces, just tell VaultMind what you need: 💬 "Am I free tomorrow afternoon?" - Instant availability checks 📅 "Schedule a team standup next Monday at 2pm" - Smart event creation with conflict detection 🌍 "What time is 3pm Tokyo in San Francisco?" - Automatic timezone conversion across 19 global zones ⚠️ "Find me 30 minutes this week" - Intelligent scheduling with conflict warnings The Problem It Solves Modern professionals waste 2+ hours per week on calendar management: Manual timezone calculations for distributed teams Checking availability across multiple calendars Avoiding…  ( 9 min )
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    Samsung Introduces Sleep Apnea Detection To Galaxy Watch Series In Malaysia
    Starting today, Malaysians can now utilise the Sleep Apnea feature on the Galaxy Watch series. The feature can be accessed through the Samsung Health Monitor App. The introduction of the feature in the country follows the receipt of the Medical device Registration Certificate from the Medical Device Authority (MDA). This certificate showcases that Samsung meets […] The post Samsung Introduces Sleep Apnea Detection To Galaxy Watch Series In Malaysia appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Akaso Keychain 2 Lightning Review: Pocket-Sized 4K GoPro Alternative
    The AKASO Keychain 2 is one of the latest contenders in the action camera market, offering the consumers what is essentially a “barebones” alternative. What Am I Looking At? So, the Keychain 2 presents itself with rectangular body, rather than a more uniformed square design that its rival, GoPro, uses. To go through the specifications […] The post Akaso Keychain 2 Lightning Review: Pocket-Sized 4K GoPro Alternative appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 38 min )
    MG Announces Revised Pricing For MGS5 EV; Now Starts From RM107,900
    MG Motor Malaysia has announced revised pricing for all three variants of the MGS5 EV, effective immediately. The COM variant is now priced at RM107,900, the COM Long Range at RM117,900, and the LUX Long Range at RM127,900. This revised pricing reflects a price reduction of RM8,000 across all variants. According to the automaker, the […] The post MG Announces Revised Pricing For MGS5 EV; Now Starts From RM107,900 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Porsche Updates Specifications Of The All-Electric Cayenne
    Porsche recently unveiled performance specifications of the electric version version of the Cayenne SUV, following the reveal of the model’s interior last month. The car was first showcased at the legendary Shelsley Walsh hill climb in England a few months back. The Cayenne EV is built on Porsche’s in-house developed Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture, […] The post Porsche Updates Specifications Of The All-Electric Cayenne appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    HONOR X9d 5G Now Available Via Selected Telco Plans
    Back in September, HONOR officially unveiled its newest midrange smartphone on our shores, the X9d. Starting earlier this month, those interested in buying the device can purchase it through the brand’s physical and online stores, as well as authorised retailers. Now, the company has announced that the 512GB model is available through selected telcos. Starting […] The post HONOR X9d 5G Now Available Via Selected Telco Plans appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    AMD Could Be Gearing Up To Launch A Ryzen 5 7500X3D CPU
    Rumour has it that AMD is preparing to launch a total of four new 3D V-Cache Ryzen processors. The most interesting point of this story is that a mid-range Ryzen 5 7500X3D is likely to be a possible SKU. The case of the 7500X3D comes by way of popular leakster momomo_us on X, although to […] The post AMD Could Be Gearing Up To Launch A Ryzen 5 7500X3D CPU appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    You Can Now Generate Presentations With Google Gemini
    Google is expanding the capabilities of Canvas, the interactive workspace that is found within the Gemini chatbot app. Starting today, users can ask the AI to generate a slideshow presentation for them. Gemini’s Canvas can now generate presentation slides with just a prompt. However, users can also upload files like documents, spreadsheets, and research papers […] The post You Can Now Generate Presentations With Google Gemini appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    Razer Announces Esports Green Collection; Includes Unreleased Raiju V3 Pro
    Not long after announcing the Phantom White collection of peripherals, Razer already has another collection lined up. This time it’s called Esports Green, but really it’s just the brand’s own iconic green. Or more specifically, the 802C green on the Pantone colour code. Just about all of them have a RM30 premium on top of […] The post Razer Announces Esports Green Collection; Includes Unreleased Raiju V3 Pro appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Strava Drops Garmin Lawsuit After Only 21 Days
    Earlier in the month, Strava filed a lawsuit against its longstanding partner Garmin over a patent infringement. After only 21 days, the company has unexpectedly withdrawn its lawsuit. To bring you up to speed, Strava is accusing Garmin of infringing on two patented features. The first of these features is the segments, which allow athletes […] The post Strava Drops Garmin Lawsuit After Only 21 Days appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    JPJ Offering 50% Discount On Outstanding Summonses Until 30 December 2025
    The Road Transport Department (JPJ) is offering motorists a 50% discount to settle outstanding summonses over a two-month period from 1 November to 30 December 2025. The initiative aims to give vehicle owners a final opportunity to clear their dues before a new payment structure takes effect next year. JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli […] The post JPJ Offering 50% Discount On Outstanding Summonses Until 30 December 2025 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Apple Might Start Introducing Ads To Apple Maps Next Year
    Apple Maps users may start seeing ads in the app in the future. According to a report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple plans to introduce ads to its mapping service as soon as next year. This change is part of the brand’s greater push for more advertising in iOS. Of course, this move did not […] The post Apple Might Start Introducing Ads To Apple Maps Next Year appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Proton Unveils New Saga MC3 At 47th ASEAN Summit
    Proton has officially unveiled the all-new Saga MC3 at the ongoing 47th ASEAN Summit, a reveal that quickly caught public attention through social media posts. From the shared images, the sedan appears wrapped in a batik-inspired camouflage, though its overall design details remain clearly visible. In terms of styling, the Saga MC3 features a completely […] The post Proton Unveils New Saga MC3 At 47th ASEAN Summit appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    iPad Pro With M6 Chip May Feature Vapour Chamber Cooling
    Apple has launched the latest iPad Pro refresh with the M5 chip earlier in the month. Which seems to be as good a time as any for details of the next refresh to appear online. The newest claim is that, when the M6 version of the tablet rolls around, it will feature vapour chamber cooling. […] The post iPad Pro With M6 Chip May Feature Vapour Chamber Cooling appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    TikTok Parent Company ByteDance Reportedly Developing Steam Rival
    Apparently, ByteDance is working on its own international game distribution platform. Dubbed GameTop, the TikTok owner’s upcoming offering is set to compete against existing marketplaces like Epic Games and Steam. Much like the latter, the new platform will focus on aspects like user-created content, social features, as well as tools for developers. According to Chinese […] The post TikTok Parent Company ByteDance Reportedly Developing Steam Rival appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    TNB Signs MOU With China’s SGCC To Advance Malaysia’s Power Grid Modernisation
    Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) yesterday with the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), represented by its wholly owned subsidiary China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Co Ltd (CET). In a statement, the company said the collaboration will enhance Malaysia’s grid technology and contribute to the broader ASEAN goal […] The post TNB Signs MOU With China’s SGCC To Advance Malaysia’s Power Grid Modernisation appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Malaysia And US Sign New Reciprocal Trade For Semiconductors At ASEAN Summit 2025
    US President Trump and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim signed a new Agreement on Reciprocal Trade. The agreement was signed on the sidelines, during the 47th ASEAN Summit. As per the new deal, the US will maintain the tariff rate on Malaysia, which currently sits at 19%, with the new deal set to exempt […] The post Malaysia And US Sign New Reciprocal Trade For Semiconductors At ASEAN Summit 2025 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
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    ClearBank to Join Circle Payments Network, Expanding Access to MiCA-Compliant Stablecoins
    ClearBank’s partnership with Circle aims to bring faster, lower-cost cross-border payments to Europe using USDC and EURC.  ( 30 min )
    Fed Interest Rate Decision and a Potential Merger: Crypto Week Ahead
    Your look at what's coming in the week starting Oct. 27.  ( 33 min )
    Indian Judge Halts WazirX’s XRP Reallocation Plan Linked to 2024 Hack
    The Madras High Court granted interim protection to a WazirX user, blocking the exchange from redistributing her XRP as part of its Singapore-led restructuring.  ( 29 min )
    Mt. Gox Delays Creditor Repayment to October 2026
    Mt. Gox has extended the creditor repayment deadline by a year.  ( 27 min )
    Alibaba Affiliate Ant Group Files ‘AntCoin’ Trademark in Hong Kong, Hinting at Crypto Ambitions
    While the filing doesn’t confirm a token launch, it shows Ant Group laying legal groundwork to merge its Alipay ecosystem with regulated Web3 and stablecoin infrastructure.  ( 28 min )
    Restoring Privacy to ZEC on Solana via Encifher
    ZEC's price has surged by 380% this month.  ( 30 min )
    Japan's New Yen Stablecoin is Asia’s Only Truly Global Fiat-Pegged Token
    With the yen freely convertible and backed by Japan’s deep government bond market, JPYC’s launch stands apart from the region’s onshore-only experiments in Korea, Taiwan, and beyond.  ( 31 min )
    Dogecoin Breaks Multi-Month Range as $0.21 Resistance Flips to Support
    DOGE outperforms broader crypto markets as volume climbs nearly 10% above weekly averages, signaling early accumulation within breakout structure.  ( 31 min )
    XRP’s Clean Technical Break Repositions Bulls for $2.80 Push
    XRP surged 3% to $2.68 during Sunday’s session, breaking above the critical resistance level at $2.63 on a dramatic volume spike — one of the largest of the month.  ( 29 min )
    Bitcoin Surpasses 50-Day Average, but CoinDesk BTC Trend Indicator Remains Bearish
    BTC looks north as Fed rate cut looms. But one key resistance is yet to be cleared.  ( 28 min )
    Bitcoin Set for Massive Surge as Bank Reserves Near 'Danger Zone,' Says Adam Livingston
    The Kobeissi Letter reported bank cash at the Federal Reserve fell to about $2.93 trillion; Adam Livingston says that level signals a shift that would favor bitcoin.  ( 32 min )
    Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Holds Above $114K as Whales Absorb Supply and Shorts Rebalance
    On-chain data shows roughly 62,000 BTC have moved out of long-term storage since mid-October, softening one of this cycle’s strongest tailwinds. But steady whale accumulation and a moderate short-side cleanup helped prices stabilize near $114K.  ( 31 min )
    Bitcoin Rebounds as $319M in Shorts Are Liquidated While Traders Eye U.S.-China Talks
    Bitcoin cleared $112,000 on heavy volume and hovered near $114,500 late Sunday (UTC), while CoinGlass showed $319 million of short positions liquidated over 24 hours.  ( 33 min )

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    DeepSeek-OCR: When a Picture Is Actually Worth 10 Fewer Tokens Allen Elzayn ・ Oct 26 #ocr #ai #deepseek #deeplearning  ( 5 min )
    Aliasing and Cloning can be carried out with list
    Lists and tuples are similar but have some differences, e.g. lists are mutable, while tuples are immutable. Aliasing and Cloning can be carried out with list. I was unable to study on October 25th. *Day 67 [October 26, 2025] I need to buckle down, as I'm still lagging on day day 3 & 4 goals, "Day 3-4: Control structures (if-else, loops)", as well as day 5 (and 6) goals, "Day 5-6: Functions and modules", and Day 7 target (exercises) (Meta AI, personal communication, August 8, 2025). If I haven't covered this, I can't make progress on day 8 - 66 goals. Goals: As extracted from the 'Python for Software Development' textbook by Halvorsen (n.d.): Plotting in Python ✅ Subplots✅ Exercises✅ If ... Else Arrays For Loops Nested For Loops While Loops Exercises Creating Functions in Python - Introd…  ( 8 min )
    Top 5 Privacy-Focused Alternatives to Facebook
    Minds – Similar to Facebook but decentralized, privacy-focused, and rewards users with crypto. MeWe – Focuses on privacy (no ads, no tracking). Feels like early Facebook. Diaspora – Open-source and decentralized; you can host your own server (“pod”). Vero – No ads, no algorithms; good for creators and genuine connections. WT.Social – Created by Wikipedia’s co-founderCreated by Wikipedia’s co-founder; emphasizes truth and meaningful discussion.  ( 6 min )
    Mastering Lock-Free Data Structures in Go: Ring Buffers, Queues, and Performance Optimization
    As a best-selling author, I invite you to explore my books on Amazon. Don't forget to follow me on Medium and show your support. Thank you! Your support means the world! In concurrent programming, managing multiple threads accessing shared data presents significant challenges. Traditional locking mechanisms often introduce bottlenecks, reducing system throughput and increasing latency. I have spent years exploring alternatives that minimize contention while ensuring data integrity. Lock-free data structures offer a compelling solution by relying on atomic operations rather than mutexes. This approach can dramatically improve performance in highly concurrent environments, especially in Go, where goroutines multiply rapidly. My journey into lock-free programming began with simple counters a…  ( 12 min )
    Ship Small, Learn Big—Staged Rollouts Strengthen Your Product
    TL;DR Ship smaller slices so users feel the value sooner and you can learn before over-investing. Evaluate each cut by whether it delivers standalone value and avoids confusing users. Design the slices, refine them during implementation, and iterate quickly with real feedback. This article lays out why delivering in small increments matters, how to decide where to draw the boundaries, and what execution pattern keeps those releases delivering value. Bundling everything into one launch keeps even finished functionality sitting on the shelf, pushing back the moment value reaches your users. Shipping a partial slice lets you invite them to try it without delay. Letting people touch the product earlier surfaces real reactions right away, so the team can plan its next move with evidence. It …  ( 8 min )
    🚫 A Armadilha dos Tipos Primitivos: Como Object Calisthenics Pode Salvar seu Código
    Já parou para pensar quantas vezes você usou uma simples string para representar um email, CPF ou telefone no seu código? 🤔 Se a resposta foi "várias vezes" (e provavelmente foi), você pode estar caindo numa armadilha muito comum: a obsessão por tipos primitivos! Essa é uma das regras mais importantes do Object Calisthenics que pode transformar completamente a qualidade do seu código. Object Calisthenics é como uma "academia para o seu código"! 💪 Criado por Jeff Bay, é um conjunto de 9 regras que funcionam como exercícios para tornar seu código mais orientado a objetos e próximo dos princípios SOLID. As 9 regras são: Apenas um nível de indentação por método Não use a palavra-chave ELSE Encapsule todos os tipos primitivos e Strings ⭐ (nosso foco hoje!) Coleções como objetos de primeira cl…  ( 9 min )
    Top 10 Domain & Web Hosting Providers in Nigeria (2025)
    If you’re a Nigerian developer or business owner looking for reliable hosting and domain registration, here are the top providers to consider this year 👇 telaHosting – Fast NVMe servers, free domain on some plans, and great local support. DomainKing NG – Affordable hosting and domain bundles for small businesses and devs. QServers – Veteran Nigerian host with solid uptime and data centers in Lagos. Truehost Cloud – Budget-friendly plans ideal for freelancers and web agencies. AfeesHost – Low-cost hosting with free domain offers and good customer support. WhoGoHost (GO54) – One of Nigeria’s oldest and most popular hosting providers. HostNowNow – Scalable shared and reseller hosting with competitive prices. SmartWeb Nigeria – Known for reliable uptime and support for .ng and .com.ng domains. HostAfrica – Offers Nigerian-based servers and high performance for growing businesses. Web4Africa – Trusted regional provider offering both local and international hosting options.  ( 6 min )
    Docker - one read to understand
    problem statement Containers - these containers have their own environment with the version specified. these containers can be shared when he shares the image. these are lightweight, sharable and have their own env. Docker Setup Docker Daemon - this is the brain of docker, creating, pulling images. docker run -it ubuntu this is a normal CLI in windows it says start a ubuntu container i.e. an container with ubuntu as OS. this checks for image of ubuntu locally in your machine, if not downloads it from the docker hub , and you get an image of ubuntu. now u have a ubuntu container running in docker, u can use it. after creation of the docker container, the docker(daemon ) uses your host kernel, and not full OS and creates a container, now what ever changes you make in the container is only…  ( 9 min )
    How to Build a Scalable Mobile App Marketing Strategy in 2025
    The mobile app industry is booming—but so is the competition. Every day, hundreds of new apps hit the market, each fighting for the same thing: user attention. With over 5 million apps available across stores, standing out requires more than a great product. It demands a strategic and scalable mobile app marketing plan. In 2025, user acquisition is no longer about luck or massive ad budgets—it’s about precision, creativity, and adaptability. Whether you’re an indie developer or part of a growth team, here’s how to build a sustainable app marketing strategy that actually scales. 1. Start With the Foundation: Knowing Your Audience Before you spend a single dollar on advertising, define who you’re marketing to. A deep understanding of your audience allows you to craft relevant messaging and c…  ( 8 min )
    Coding Challenge Practice - Question 37
    The task is to implement an insertion sort which sorts an array of integers in ascending order, done in place. The boilerplate code: function insertionSort(arr) { // your code here } The insertion array works by assuming the first element is already sorted. Starting from index 1, store the value as key let key = arr[i] let j = i - 1 Compare it to the elements before it, shift all elements bigger than it to the right by one position and insert the key in the correct position while(j >= 0 && arr[j] > key) { arr[j + 1] = arr[j]; j--; } arr[j + 1] = key The operation is repeated until the array is sorted. The final code is: function insertionSort(arr) { // your code here for(let i = 0; i = 0 && arr[j] > key) { arr[j + 1] = arr[j]; j--; } arr[j + 1] = key; } }  ( 6 min )
    AgentFlow: Autonomous AI Agents with Secure OAuth Integration via Auth0 Token Vault
    This is a submission for the Auth0 for AI Agents Challenge AgentFlow is a comprehensive AI agent platform that enables users to create, manage, and deploy autonomous AI agents that can interact with their connected services (Gmail, Slack, Google Calendar, etc.) on their behalf. The platform solves the critical problem of secure credential management for AI agents while providing a beautiful, intuitive interface for agent creation and monitoring. Key Features: 🤖 Multi-Template Agent Builder Pre-configured templates (Email Assistant, Calendar Manager, Social Media Manager) Custom agent creation with flexible service selection Visual workflow configuration 🔐 Secure OAuth Integration Auth0-powered authentication for users Token Vault for secure credential storage Service-specific permission …  ( 9 min )
    Stop the Bloat: Introducing lite-schema-check, the Zero-Dependency Runtime Validator You Didn't Know You Needed
    Hello DEV Community! I've just released a minimal, zero-dependency NPM package called lite-schema-check and I think it directly addresses a common pattern in the JavaScript ecosystem. We all know the moment: we need to check if a simple object—a configuration file, an options parameter, or a JSON payload—has the right keys and types. The common choices are either writing verbose, custom type checks or pulling in a huge dependency like Zod or Joi. lite-schema-check is the ultimate minimalist solution, built for Node.js microservices and lightweight libraries where every kilobyte counts. What is it and Why is it "Lite"? This utility exports a single, pure function: validate(object, schema). It performs the minimum viable validation: it only checks for key presence and primitive type matching…  ( 7 min )
    How to Integrate MTN Mobile Money in PHP - Complete Guide
    How to Integrate MTN Mobile Money in PHP - Complete Guide Mobile Money is the dominant payment method in Africa, with MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) leading the market. If you're building a PHP application that needs to accept payments or send money in Africa, integrating MTN MoMo is essential. In this guide, I'll show you how to integrate MTN Mobile Money using a modern PHP library that makes it simple and type-safe. By the end of this tutorial, you'll be able to: Accept payments from customers (Collection) Send money to users (Disbursement) Check transaction status Handle callbacks Test everything in sandbox mode First, install the library via Composer: composer require lepresk/momo-api Requirements: PHP 7.4+ or PHP 8.x Let's start with the most common use case - accepting a payment from a c…  ( 9 min )
    The First AI-Powered URL Shortener - Shrinkify
    What does he mean by AI-powered URL Shortener? Hey Guys, I'm Launching Shrinkify today and figured this community i've been apart of for a longtime would appreciate the honest behind-the-scenes. I was paying $29/mo to Bitly. For what? A database entry and a 301 redirect. Maybe some basic charts if I was lucky. The idea wondered in my head for a while, that shortening urls don't need to be that expensive and most of the current solutions only shorten links, people still left with many questions unanswered. I wanted something that could fill in the blanks to the questions I had and many others do about how their links are actually performing? what they could be doing differently? and I wanted an solution that was more generous but I couldn't find one so... I built my own. Instead of just ano…  ( 7 min )
    Free Developer Growth Masterclass (Yes, Really!)
    Hi everybody, it's me again: the engineer behind the popular 'Free Developer Growth Call'. After speaking with 20+ developers from all over the world, I realized something: career advice should be accessible to all (regardless of time, budget, or experience). So today, I’m excited to launch the next phase: a 1-hour masterclass. It’s something close to my heart — something I believe can make a real difference for developers at all stages of their careers. And yes: it’s completely free. As I mentioned before, helping developers grow is what drives me. Whether it’s unblocking someone who’s stuck, offering a fresh perspective, or bringing clarity in the chaos — we all need that from time to time. Over the years, I’ve coached dozens of developers, helping them grow from “just coding” to “maki…  ( 8 min )
    Mr Sunday Movies: The Alien VS Predator Series - Caravan of Garbage
    After more than a decade of teasing us with Alien vs Predator crossovers in comics, games and that little nod in Predator 2, Caravan of Garbage finally dives into the live-action mash-ups: 2004’s Alien VS Predator and its 2007 sequel Requiem. The hosts poke fun at the films’ few high points and many missed opportunities, all wrapped up in their trademark snarky banter. This two-part review serves as a tasty appetizer before next week’s deep dive into the first four Predator movies — so buckle up for more monster mayhem and witty commentary! Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Security-is-Not-a-Feature-Its-a-Foundation
    GitHub Home About ten years into my career, I experienced a security incident that still gives me chills. We were developing an online trading system for a financial client. A young programmer on the team, trying to take a shortcut while writing an endpoint to query order history, directly concatenated SQL strings. Yes, you read that right—the most classic, textbook SQL injection vulnerability. 😈 A hacker exploited this vulnerability, bypassed authentication, and walked away with the entire user table. By the time we discovered it, it was too late. For the next few months, our entire team lived in a nightmare: cooperating with investigations, appeasing the client, fixing the vulnerability, and auditing all other company projects for similar risks. The company's reputation and business wer…  ( 10 min )
    That-Real-Time-Headache-Its-Not-The-WebSockets-Its-Your-Framework
    GitHub Home I remember a few years ago, I was leading a team to develop a real-time stock ticker dashboard. 📈 Initially, everyone's enthusiasm was incredibly high. We were all excited to build a "live" application with our own hands. But soon, we found ourselves stuck in the mud. The tech stack we chose performed reasonably well for ordinary REST APIs, but as soon as WebSockets came into the picture, everything became unrecognizable. Our codebase split into two worlds: the "main application" that handled HTTP requests, and a "separate module" that handled WebSocket connections. Sharing state between these two worlds, like a user's login information, became a nightmare. We had to resort to some very clever (or rather, ugly) methods, like using Redis or a message queue to synchronize data. …  ( 9 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We've Sinned So Far)
    Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We’ve Sinned So Far) CinemaSins just dropped a mega sins compilation ripping apart every Saw flick to date. Want more binge-worthy cringe? Hit up their main site (cinemasins.com), subscribe to TVSins, CommercialSins and the CinemaSins Podcast, or follow their Linktree for the latest drops and behind-the-scenes action. They’re itching to know what you think—take their sinful poll—and if you’re feeling generous, support the small but mighty team on Patreon. Shout-outs to writers Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel (peep their socials), and join the community on Discord, Reddit, Instagram and TikTok for extra movie-murder mayhem. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines in 24 Minutes or Less
    In this cheeky “Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines” video, CinemaSins applies its trademark tongue-in-cheek critique to the latest chapter in the franchise, pointing out every absurd plot twist and over-the-top death scene in under 24 minutes. They keep it fun, call out the movie’s nonsensical moments, and remind fans that sometimes a little therapy (courtesy of BetterHelp) doesn’t hurt. Along the way, they plug their main site and socials—YouTube channels (TV Sins, Commercial Sins, CinemaSins Podcast Network), linktr.ee page, a sinful poll, and Patreon—while crediting writers like Jeremy, Aaron, Deneé, Ian and more. For community shenanigans, they drop Discord and Reddit invites, plus Instagram and TikTok handles. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Samba on Linux - File Sharing for Mixed Environments
    title: Samba on Linux - Secure File Sharing for Mixed Environments Enable secure, controlled file sharing across Windows and Linux clients using Samba. This guide walks you through a basic setup, which forms the foundation for building a secure, maintainable file server. I might be showing my gray hairs here, but Samba was one of the first open source projects I ever heard about—long before I even knew what Linux was. Back then, I was fresh out of university, working at a small company where the system administrator had set up a Samba server for shared drives across the office. It was one of those “Linux can do that?” moments that stuck with me. Fast forward to today: even in the age of cloud storage and SaaS platforms, on-premises file shares are still very much alive. Samba remains relev…  ( 9 min )
    How we test NPM packages before publishing with npm pack
    When working on multiple interdependent NPM packages across projects, testing a new version before publishing is essential. At Prisma Media, we maintain several packages on our private NPM registry, used directly on our websites. While each package comes with a standalone demo, we regularly need to validate development versions in real environments. npm pack Running npm pack builds your package locally and generates a .tgz archive identical to what would be published with npm publish. The archive is created in the current directory and includes only the files defined in the files field of your package.json or filtered by .npmignore. It's also a convenient way to verify what your package will actually ship before publishing. Inspecting the generated archive helps ensure that only the expe…  ( 8 min )
    Building Agentic Workflow: Auto Banking Customer Service with MindsDB
    The Challenge When a customer calls a bank, a lot happens behind the scenes: an agent listens, takes notes, types into Salesforce, and classifies the issue. Then the business owner will go through the unresolved issues in Salesforce and manually create a Jira story for further tracking. It’s a mess of tabs, forms, and human fatigue. For Hacktoberfest 2025, our team decided to automate this entire workflow by building AutoBankingCustomerService with MindsDB. Our goal was to turn hours of manual case handling into an automated pipeline that could: Summarize each customer call. Classify whether it’s resolved or unresolved. Escalate unresolved issues directly into Jira, complete with recommendations for next steps. All of this needed to happen automatically, using enterprise systems that alr…  ( 11 min )
    Scripts: Super speed [ES]
    ¡Hola! Esta es mi primera publicación y hoy aprendí a crear un script de Super velocidad. El personaje podrá aumentar su velocidad al mantener presionada la tecla Shift. Debe ubicarse cerca del personaje, dentro de StarterPlayer -> StarterCharacterScripts. De esta forma, nuestro script tendrá contexto sobre los hijos de Character, como el Humanoid. Usaremos UserInputService para manejar las entradas del usuario y actualizar la WalkSpeed ​​del Humanoid. local humanoid = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Character:WaitForChild("Humanoid") local defaultWaklSpeed = humanoid.WalkSpeed local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService") UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect( function(input, processed) if not processed and input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.LeftShift then print("Se esta presionando shift") humanoid.WalkSpeed = defaultWaklSpeed * 2 end end ) UserInputService.InputEnded:Connect( function(input) if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.LeftShift then print("Se dejo de presionar shift") humanoid.WalkSpeed = defaultWaklSpeed end end ) Gracias por leer, diviértanse!  ( 6 min )
    AI-assisted Test Driven Development Experiment Quick Takes
    Intrigued by Kent Beck's blog Augmented Coding: Beyond the Vibes, I wanted to experiment with AI-assisted Test Driven Development capabilities. For that, I coded the small library release-parrot. This blog is a quick personal review - any feedback is very welcome 🤗 Did AI1 help me to finish the project quicker? I assume no write a better test suite?2 I assume no improve the code quality? I assume no improve the documentation? Yes! It relieved me of the (for me) tedious task of documentation and did it well. For example, before publishing I reviewed everything myself. Afterwards, I simply asked AI 'Is the project ready for its first release?' And AI found two errors in the documentation, that I had overlooked (it had forgotten to update a section when it had made some changes. But I had…  ( 7 min )
    Building Smarter Tree UIs: A Deep Dive into Legoblock's Headless Renderer
    View on Legoblock npm package In the world of modern web applications, hierarchical data is everywhere. File systems, organizational charts, navigation menus, comment threads, and nested filters all share a common challenge: rendering tree structures efficiently while maintaining clean, maintainable code. Enter Legoblock, a headless recursive renderer that elegantly solves this problem with a fresh approach to nested data visualization. Legoblock (@legoblock/ui) is a lightweight React library that handles the complex parts of tree rendering—recursion and immutable state updates—while giving you complete control over the visual presentation. Unlike monolithic component libraries that lock you into specific designs, Legoblock embraces the "headless UI" philosophy: it manages the logic, you c…  ( 11 min )
    Getting started with C# as a programming language.
    Programming languages like C# let you write instructions that you want the computer to carry out. Each programming language has its own syntax, but after learning your first programming language and attempting to learn another one, you'll quickly realize that they all share many similar concepts. A programming language's job is to allow a human to express their intent in a human-readable and understandable way. The instructions you write in a programming language are called "source code" or just "code". Software developers write code At this point, a developer can update and change the code, but the computer can't understand the code. The code first must be compiled into a format that the computer can understand. Compilation compiler converts your source code into a different format that t…  ( 15 min )
    🐳 Working with Docker? Don’t Let Your Disk Explode!
    If you work with Docker on a daily basis — you’ve probably seen it happen: The truth? It’s not Docker’s fault — it’s yours 😉 Old images Stopped containers Unused volumes Build cache layers How to Clean Up Docker? Full Cleanup (Deletes Everything!) docker system prune -a --volumes Removes all stopped containers Removes all unused images Removes all unused volumes Clears build cache 💡 Tip: Add --dry-run first to preview what will be deleted. Gentle Cleanup (Safe for Daily Use) docker system prune Removes stopped containers, dangling images, and unused networks Does not delete volumes Safe to run regularly Delete Images Only docker image prune -a Delete Volumes Only docker volume prune Delete Build Cache Only docker builder prune If you work on multiple projects or rebuild images often, make it a habit to run these cleanup commands once a week. Good luck!💫  ( 6 min )
    DeepSeek-OCR: When a Picture Is Actually Worth 10 Fewer Tokens
    Published: October 26, 2025 Model Version: DeepSeek-OCR v1 (Oct 20, 2025) Last Verified: October 26, 2025 I spent three hours last week watching my API costs balloon because of one document. Not a video. Not a massive dataset. Just a 10-page PDF that needed OCR processing. The problem? Traditional OCR pipelines were spitting out thousands of tokens that my LLM had to chew through. Every. Single. Page. That's when I stumbled upon DeepSeek-OCR, and honestly, the numbers looked too good to be true. Here's the thing about modern LLMs: they're expensive. Not because the models are bad, but because context windows eat tokens like candy. Let's say you're building a document processing pipeline. You scan an invoice, extract text with OCR, then feed it to GPT-4 for analysis. Simple, right? But th…  ( 12 min )
    Optimizing Cloud Infrastructure Performance Through Open-Source Innovation
    Enterprises undergoing digital transformation face a central challenge: balancing performance optimization with operational flexibility. As organizations move beyond traditional virtualization solutions, open-source cloud platforms are redefining what’s possible in infrastructure management. These solutions empower IT teams to build scalable, cost-effective environments that adapt dynamically to workload demands while maintaining strong governance and control. The global cloud landscape is evolving rapidly. Businesses no longer want to rely solely on proprietary technologies that impose licensing restrictions, limit customization, and drive up costs over time. Open-source platforms provide a pathway to freedom—enabling organizations to design and control their infrastructure without vend…  ( 7 min )
    Automated Identity Management: Strengthening Security and Efficiency in Healthcare IT
    The healthcare industry faces mounting pressure to maintain airtight data security while streamlining daily operations. Between evolving privacy laws, workforce mobility, and the rapid adoption of digital collaboration tools, manual identity management has become a significant liability. Automated identity management systems offer a solution that reduces human error, improves compliance readiness, and accelerates onboarding without compromising patient data security. Healthcare organizations operate in complex environments where clinicians, administrative staff, and contractors frequently change roles or locations. Each of these shifts requires precise updates to user permissions across multiple systems—from electronic health record (EHR) software to communication platforms and cloud sto…  ( 7 min )
    Predictive Cost Forecasting: Turning Financial Data into a Competitive Advantage
    In project-based industries, profitability depends not only on tracking expenses but also on anticipating them. Predictive cost forecasting has emerged as a powerful tool that enables businesses to move beyond static reporting toward proactive financial management. By leveraging historical data, real-time analytics, and machine learning, organizations can predict where their budgets are heading before overruns occur—turning insights into decisive action. Traditional cost control relies on retrospective data—numbers that show what already happened. While this information is valuable, it often arrives too late to influence outcomes. Predictive forecasting transforms this reactive approach into a forward-looking strategy, allowing companies to forecast labor demands, material usage, and equ…  ( 7 min )
    How Data Deduplication Enhances Backup Efficiency and Reduces Storage Costs
    As data volumes continue to explode, organizations face growing challenges around backup storage, bandwidth consumption, and overall system performance. Traditional backup methods often copy identical data blocks repeatedly, leading to massive inefficiencies. Data deduplication solves this problem by identifying and eliminating duplicate information across backups, allowing IT teams to store more data using far less space. Data deduplication is a process that analyzes data at the block or file level to detect identical content. Instead of saving multiple copies of the same information, it stores a single unique instance and references it wherever needed. This process significantly reduces storage requirements, especially in environments where large amounts of redundant data exist—such as…  ( 7 min )
    Seamless CJS and ESM: Building Dual-Format Packages with Nx
    🚀 Intro The JavaScript module ecosystem is in transition. ESM (ECMAScript Modules) has become the modern standard, but CommonJS (CJS) remains deeply entrenched in the ecosystem. ECMAScript Modules (ESM), introduced in ES6 (2015), is the standardised JavaScript module system designed to work seamlessly across both browsers and servers, unifying how JavaScript handles modularity. ⚡ Enables better performance and optimisation through asynchronous loading and built-in tree-shaking via static analysis, allowing browsers and bundlers to eliminate unused code automatically. 🌐 Provides universal compatibility with native browser support (no bundlers required) while also working seamlessly on the server-side, making it suitable for both environments. ✨ Offers modern developer features, includin…  ( 8 min )
    The $200K Mistake: Why Your Dev Environments Cost as Much as Production (And how a simple automation pattern can fix it)
    The Wake-Up Call Let me tell you about a conversation I've had more times than I can count: Finance: "Our AWS bill is $45,000 this month. Why is it so high?" Engineering: "We need resources to develop and test. It's the cost of doing business." Finance: "But your dev environment costs $18,000. That's 40% of the total. For testing?" Engineering: "Well… it has to be available when we need it." Here's what nobody says out loud: That dev environment is idle 70% of the time. Let's break down a typical dev/test environment: Running 24/7 (US-East-1 pricing): 3× t3.large EC2 instances: ~$61/month each = $183 1× db.t3.large RDS (SQL Server Web): ~$109/month 1× Application Load Balancer: ~$23/month Supporting resources (EBS, data transfer, backups): ~$50/month Monthly cost: ~$365/month Annual cos…  ( 10 min )
    Coding by Vibe, by Tests, or by Spec Which Hat Are You Wearing?
    We build the same FastAPI endpoint three ways and compare trade-offs with code Have you ever shipped something that “felt right”… and a week later you’re untangling spaghetti? If any of that sounds familiar, this post is for you. We’ll compare three very real ways engineers work in 2025: Vibe coding (code-first, intuition-driven) Test-Driven Development (TDD) (red → green → refactor) Spec-Driven Development (start with an executable spec; code follows) To keep it concrete, we’ll build the same tiny feature three ways: a POST /price endpoint that adds VAT and applies a discount code. You’ll see what each mode feels like, where it shines, where it bites and you can open the matching folders in the repo (vibe/, tdd/, spec_driven/) to run the examples and go deeper. Vibe coding is like cook…  ( 9 min )
    🏡 Why I Built My Own Homelab to Run Kubernetes
    Hey everyone 👋 If you have been following my posts, you might have noticed that I have been pretty quiet lately 😅 I have been spending a lot of time building my own homelab a place where I can safely test, break, and rebuild complex infrastructures without worrying about cloud costs or production risks 🧑‍💻 My goal is simple Let me walk you through the why and the how ⚙️ The Motivation As a DevOps and SRE engineer, Kubernetes is part of my daily life. ✅ complete freedom A homelab gives me full control of the stack including: network, storage, virtualization, routing, DNS, automation and resilience strategies 💪 It rapidly became much more than a hobby. It is now my mini data center 🧩 Proxmox as the Foundation To host everything, I chose Proxmox VE Reasons behind this choice: Each hyper…  ( 8 min )
    8-Bit Music Theory: How to Write Gorgeous Chords like Masashi Hamauzu
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    FlowML — Time-Labeled Programming for Machine Learning
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    EchoVerse: The Self-Generating Universe
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    Building cargo-sane: A Better Way to Manage Rust Dependencies
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    User Scanner : Find Your Perfect Username Across All Platforms in Seconds ⚡
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    AI Factories: Balancing Brains for Smarter Production
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    Adeus, oh-my-zsh 😭
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    🔥 JavaScript Interview Series(11): Deep vs Shallow Copy — Hidden Traps & Best Practices
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    Building MCP Servers in Python: WebSearch & Scrape Guide
    The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is revolutionizing how AI assistants interact with external data sources and tools. In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore how to build MCP servers in Python, with practical examples focused on web search and scraping capabilities. Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open protocol introduced by Anthropic to standardize how AI assistants connect to external systems. Instead of building custom integrations for each data source, MCP provides a unified interface that allows: AI assistants (like Claude, ChatGPT, or custom LLM applications) to discover and use tools Developers to expose data sources, tools, and prompts through a standardized protocol Seamless integration without reinventing the wheel for each use case The protocol operates on a client-server a…  ( 12 min )
    What 'Like You're Five' Security Actually Looks Like (Hint: It's Not Condescending)
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    The Model Context Protocol Registry: Standardizing Server Discovery in a Decentralized Ecosystem
    The Model Context Protocol (MCP) provides a standardized interface that allows large language Agents to interact with external services, referred to as MCP Servers or Tools 1. As the number of specialized MCP Servers grows across different environments, from local development setups to large-scale enterprise gateways, the challenge of server discovery and configuration has become a significant source of friction. Before the introduction of a formal registry, server maintainers were often required to update complex configuration instructions across dozens of target platforms and client READMEs2. This fragmentation complicated the deployment pipeline and introduced versioning inconsistencies for clients. The MCP Registry was introduced to solve this by creating a reliable, central repository…  ( 10 min )
    A beginner's guide to the Imagen-4 model by Google on Replicate
    This is a simplified guide to an AI model called Imagen-4 maintained by Google. If you like these kinds of analysis, you should join AImodels.fyi or follow us on Twitter. Imagen-4 represents Google's latest iteration in their flagship text-to-image generation lineup. This preview release builds upon the foundation established by Imagen-3 and Imagen-3-Fast, positioning itself in the competitive space alongside models like SDXL-Lightning. The model takes text prompts and transforms them into corresponding images with customizable parameters for optimal results. Text prompt - Detailed description of the desired image Aspect ratio - Choice of image dimensions (1:1, 9:16, 16:9, 3:4, 4:3) Safety filter level - Three-tier content filtering system from strict to permissive Image URL - Direct link to the generated image The system generates images from text d... Click here to read the full guide to Imagen-4  ( 6 min )
    Latest Tech News 26th Oct 2025
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    📰 Major Tech News: Oct 26th, 2025
    Saturday, October 26th, marked a quieter but no less significant day in technology, with breakthroughs in quantum computing stealing the spotlight alongside economic milestones and strategic national plans. As the weekend approached, the focus turned to foundational advances that could redefine computation and industry landscapes in the years ahead. From silicon valley to silicon wafers, here's what stood out. Google announced a key advancement in its quantum computing efforts with the Willow chip, which successfully completed a complex calculation beyond the reach of classical supercomputers. The result, involving error-corrected quantum states, was independently verifiable, offering a rare concrete demonstration of quantum utility. This comes after years of promises from the field, where…  ( 9 min )
    Quantum Supremacy: Are We There Yet? Machine Learning Holds the Key by Arvind Sundararajan
    Quantum Supremacy: Are We There Yet? Machine Learning Holds the Key Tired of quantum algorithms that promise the world but deliver… eventually? The reality is, predicting how long a quantum computation will actually take is a massive headache. What if we could foresee these processing times with reasonable accuracy before even firing up the quantum computer? Turns out, we might be closer than we think. The core idea is this: use machine learning to predict the execution time of quantum programs on quantum processors. We’re essentially building a sophisticated estimation tool that learns from past quantum computations to forecast future performance. Think of it like predicting traffic flow: analyzing past traffic patterns to estimate travel time at different hours. This isn't about how th…  ( 7 min )
    Automating Infrastructure Provisioning with Terraform, AWS S3 Remote Backend, and GitHub Actions
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    Rust for JavaScript Developers: A Complete Roadmap
    I was a Full stack JavaScript developer, worked in the industry for 6years. But now I fall in love with Rust…. If you’re a JavaScript developer curious about Rust, you’re in for an exciting journey. Rust offers the performance and safety that JavaScript lacks, while still maintaining modern language features you’re familiar with. This guide will help you leverage your JavaScript knowledge to learn Rust efficiently. Why JavaScript Developers Should Learn Rust Key Mindset Shifts JavaScript vs Rust: Side-by-Side Comparisons The Complete 12-Week Roadmap Practical Projects to Build Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them Resources and Next Steps As a JavaScript developer, you’re used to: Dynamic typing: Variables can be anything Garbage collection: Memory management happens automatically Single…  ( 27 min )
    That-Real-Time-Headache-Its-Not-The-WebSockets-Its-Your-Framework
    GitHub Home I remember a few years ago, I was leading a team to develop a real-time stock ticker dashboard. 📈 Initially, everyone's enthusiasm was incredibly high. We were all excited to build a "live" application with our own hands. But soon, we found ourselves stuck in the mud. The tech stack we chose performed reasonably well for ordinary REST APIs, but as soon as WebSockets came into the picture, everything became unrecognizable. Our codebase split into two worlds: the "main application" that handled HTTP requests, and a "separate module" that handled WebSocket connections. Sharing state between these two worlds, like a user's login information, became a nightmare. We had to resort to some very clever (or rather, ugly) methods, like using Redis or a message queue to synchronize data. …  ( 9 min )
    Your-Deployments-Are-Stuck-in-the-Past-The-Lost-Art-of-the-Hot-Restart
    GitHub Home I still vividly remember that Friday midnight. I, a man in my forties who should have been at home enjoying the weekend, was instead in a cold server room, the hum of fans buzzing in my ears, and a stream of error logs scrolling endlessly on the terminal before me. What was supposed to be a "simple" version update had turned into a disaster. The service wouldn't start, the rollback script failed, and on the other end of the phone was the furious roar of a client. At that moment, staring at the screen, I had only one thought: "There has to be a better way." We old-timers grew up in an era when the term "maintenance window" was a fact of life. We were used to pausing services in the dead of night, replacing files, and then praying that everything would go smoothly. Deployment was…  ( 12 min )
    Presento GozoLite — un Code Executor modular que ejecuta 29 lenguajes reales, hecho por TotyLabs
    Hola a todos 👋 Hoy quiero presentarles GozoLite, un Polyglot Secure Code Executor capaz de correr más de 25 lenguajes de programación reales dentro de contenedores seguros, todo desde una interfaz moderna y portable. GozoLite está pensado para entornos educativos y corporativos, y es completamente open source. 🔹 Corre 29 lenguajes (26 verificados + 3 experimentales) 🌐 Probalo en Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/spaces/HUGGINGF134/GozoLite 💾 Repositorio oficial: https://github.com/Dark-Byte01/GozoLite 💡 Proyecto creado por TotyLabs https://TotyLabs-io.pages.dev Si les gusta, los invito a dejar feedback o ideas para escalarlo. 🚀  ( 6 min )
    Post 3 — Open Source Reflections
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    Post 2 — Contribution Chronicles
    Perfect — here are two ready-to-publish DEV posts you can drop in today to cover the other Hacktoberfest prompts. I kept them judge-friendly, crisp, and very you. (Prompt: “Highlight the contributions you’re making during Hacktoberfest and what you learned.”) Title: I Shipped Proof-of-Leverage on Postgres: My Hacktoberfest Contributions to BINFLOW (Botswana → Web4) Tags: #hacktoberfest #opensource #postgres #ai #timeseries During Hacktoberfest I turned a weird idea — measuring influence by usage over time — into working features inside BINFLOW (my Web4 project). I: Designed the PoL (Proof-of-Leverage) formula + SQL view Logged time-labeled “flow events” in a hypertable Added hybrid search (pg_text + vector embeddings) Proved agents can fork the DB → propose merges like code This post docum…  ( 8 min )
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    XRP Ledger Validator Sees NFT-to-NFT Trading Potential in Proposed 'Batch' Amendment
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    Bitcoin Bid, XRP Retakes 200-Day Average as Fed Rate Cut Looms; 'Mag 7' Earnings, Trump-Xi Summit Eyed
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    Krafton Says It Is Now An “AI-First Company”
    Krafton, the video game publisher responsible for the once popular Battle Royale, Player Unknown’s Battleground, known more commonly as PUBG, announced earlier this week that it is transforming into an “AI-first” company. The announcement was made via the company’s Korean site, which says (Google translated) that the change will refocus and reorganise itself, with AI […] The post Krafton Says It Is Now An “AI-First Company” appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
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    From human clicks to machine intent: Preparing the web for agentic AI
    For three decades, the web has been designed with one audience in mind: People. Pages are optimized for human eyes, clicks and intuition. But as AI-driven agents begin to browse on our behalf, the human-first assumptions built into the internet are being exposed as fragile. The rise of agentic browsing — where a browser doesn’t just show pages but takes action — marks the beginning of this shift. Tools like Perplexity’s Comet and Anthropic’s Claude browser plugin already attempt to execute user intent, from summarizing content to booking services. Yet, my own experiments make it clear: Today’s web is not ready. The architecture that works so well for people is a poor fit for machines, and until that changes, agentic browsing will remain both promising and precarious. When hidden instructio…

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    Building a Cybersecurity Lab: Project Overview 🗺️
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    BINLFOW is a time-labeled binary framework for AI, EVs, and neurotech, projecting $215B impact.
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    Security-is-Not-a-Feature-Its-a-Foundation
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    How Game Dev Assets Supercharged My Workflow — and Why Low-Poly 3D Packs Are a Game Changer
    The Hidden Productivity Hack for Indie Devs If you’ve ever tried building a game solo or with a small team, you know how quickly your to-do list explodes — code, design, animation, environment art, sound… and somewhere in there, you’re supposed to “make assets.” That’s exactly where most indie devs hit a wall. Creating every single 3D model from scratch sounds great in theory — until you realize it’s eating up 70% of your production time. That’s when I started exploring game dev asset packs, especially low-poly 3D assets. What began as a quick fix turned into one of the best workflow upgrades I’ve ever made. Game assets are not just “shortcuts” — they’re powerful building blocks that let you move from idea to prototype in hours instead of weeks. Using pre-made assets helped me: 🧩 Protot…  ( 8 min )
    Your Tech Blog is Leaking Leads: 7 High-Signal B2B Content Formats That Actually Convert
    As developers, engineers, and technical founders, our default content play is the blog post. We explain a complex concept, document a build, or share a fix. It's great for top-of-funnel traffic and SEO. But let's be honest: how many of those readers convert into paying customers for your B2B product? If your answer is "not enough," it's because the humble blog post is just one tool in the toolbox. To move a technically-savvy audience from casual reader to committed user, you need to provide deeper, more tangible value. You need high-signal content formats that build trust and demonstrate your product's real-world impact. Here are 7 B2B content formats that go beyond the blog post and are engineered for conversion. Forget the fluffy, 5-page marketing brochures disguised as white papers. For…  ( 9 min )
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    Unleash the Power: How to Add AI Magic to Your Apps with LLMs
    Unleash the Power: How to Add AI Magic to Your Apps with LLMs Ever wished your application could understand natural language, answer complex questions, or even generate creative content? What if I told you it's more achievable than you think? The key? Large Language Models (LLMs). These powerful AI tools are rapidly changing the landscape of software development, and integrating them into your apps is becoming increasingly accessible. Think about it: users are increasingly expecting intuitive, conversational experiences. LLMs can help you deliver just that! Integrating them into your application can unlock a wealth of benefits: Improved User Experience: Offer personalized support, intelligent search, and engaging interactions. Automation of Tasks: Automate content creation, data anal…  ( 8 min )
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    NPR Music: Tyshawn Sorey’s powerful sounds of silence | Amplify with Lara Downes
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    Integrating AI into Web Applications: How to Make Your Websites Smarter, Faster, and More Human
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    Ditch Generic Email: Use AI-Powered Graphic Design for Click-Worthy Campaigns
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    Sector HQ Weekly Digest - October 25, 2025
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    Everything Wrong With Frankenweenie In 14 Minutes Or Less CinemaSins dives into Tim Burton’s stop-motion darling Frankenweenie, dishing out their signature “sins” in under 14 minutes—even though they love the movie. Expect snarky commentary on plot nitpicks, visual quirks and all those little moments that scream “sin!” Want more? Hit up their YouTube fam (@TVSins, @CommercialSins, @CinemaSinsPodcastNetwork), join the Discord or Reddit community, fill out their poll, and consider supporting the tiny but mighty CinemaSins crew on Patreon. For one-stop links, check out linktr.ee/cinemasins. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
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    Revolutionizing Mobile App Development with GraphQL Integration
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    Why Your Python Class Variables Aren’t Behaving the Way You Think | Lumir S Vinod
    If you're a beginner in the world of object-oriented programming, you've probably faced the same doubt I did: class variables vs instance variables. Wait, wait, don't stop reading! I'm not here to dump theory like the big websites do or overload you with definitions. I want to clarify one specific concept about class and instance variables that has also confused me. class Car: Here's what I expected: when we print Car.base_price, it should show 2000. Then, when I changed base_price from 2000 to 20000, since class variables share memory space, I assumed the change would apply to all objects, even when accessed through the class name. But that's not what happened. print(Car.base_price) still showed 2000, while print(car1.base_price) showed 20000. What the heck is going on? Instead, it quietly creates a new instance variable inside that object and stores the new value there. The original class variable remains unchanged. If you want to change the value of a class variable, use the ClassName.classvariable syntax.  ( 7 min )
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    Your Python environment just ate 30GB of disk space. Again. Every Python developer hits this wall eventually. You start a new project, spin up an environment, install packages, and suddenly your SSD screams for mercy. The question isn't whether to use environment isolation—you absolutely should. The question is which tool fits your workflow without destroying your storage. Virtualenv and conda both promise isolated Python environments. They deliver very different experiences. Python 3.13 dropped in October 2024 with experimental JIT compilation, free-threaded execution without the GIL, and a completely revamped interactive shell based on PyPy. These updates mean environment tools need to support cutting-edge features while maintaining backward compatibility. The new interpreter includes mu…  ( 11 min )
    AI's Secret Motive? Researchers Uncover 'Survival Drive' in AI Models
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    Outil de Cybersécurité du Jour - Oct 25, 2025
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    The Future of Laravel and PHP: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in 2025
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    TCS34725 RGB Color Sensor: Precision Color Detection for IoT & Embedded Systems
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    Pandas Series – Part 3: The Power of groupby()
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    List and Tuples are Compound Data types
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    Why I Built a Free Security Scanner That Makes Sense
    I just completed the Institute of Data / Michigan Tech Cybersecurity program, and for my capstone project, I scanned 22 random GitHub repositories with 4 secrets scanning tools. The results shocked me: 🚨 1,562 security findings across 22 repos 🔴 5 CRITICAL verified secrets (live API keys, active tokens) 🟠 579 HIGH severity issues (hardcoded credentials, weak crypto, injection flaws) 📊 Only 3.5% false positive rate But here's the real problem: I had to manually parse 4 different JSON formats, spend 3-4 hours aggregating results, and then map findings to compliance frameworks (OWASP, PCI DSS, NIST) by hand. Each one of those 5 critical secrets was a potential data breach waiting to happen. And most developers don't even know their secrets are exposed until it's too late. So I built a …  ( 10 min )
    Unlocking AI Monetization: Dual Revenue Models for LLM Developers with Monetzly
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    !/bin/bash Define integer variables t=100 percentage=$(echo "scale=2; (t - b) / t * 100" | bc -l | sed 's/^./0./') echo "Percentage: $percentage%"  ( 5 min )
    Five Games for the Halloween Season 🎃
    Personally, I'm a huge horror movie fan. At the first sign of the Fall season, I start my annual horror movie marathon. While I often get movie recommendations for my Halloween film binge, I rarely hear people talk about their favorite video games for spooky season. I've been a huge fan of the Resident Evil series ever since the Gamecube remakes of the early 00s. Sure, they're a bit campy and the story doesn't hold up to much scrutiny, but the early games really did define the survival horror genre, and there are some genuinely terrifying moments throughout the series. The 2019 remake of Resident Evil 2 is pretty flawless in my opinion, and a great introduction to anyone new to the series. A lesser known title but still a critical indie success, What Remains of Edith Finch is a whimsical…  ( 7 min )
    Peter Finch Golf: I challenged a HEAD PRO at HIS OWN course... (Ep. 1 – Heswall GC)
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We've Sinned So Far)
    Everything Wrong With Every Saw Movie EVER (That We’ve Sinned So Far) is Cinemasins’ latest roast of the entire Saw franchise—calling out every nitpick, plot hole and “sin” from Jigsaw’s first trap to the latest gore-fest. Hosted by Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel, it’s the ultimate checklist of cinematic torture… with plenty of red pen action. Hungry for more? Dive into their website, follow @TVSins, @commercialsins and @cinemasinspodcastnetwork on YouTube, join the Discord or Reddit communities, fill out the sinful poll, or back the team on Patreon for exclusive content and behind-the-scenes fun. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Day 1258 : Street Clothes
    liner notes: Professional : Pretty good day. Got my slides set up for my workshop tomorrow. Sat in on a meeting to discuss the documentation site. I only really just add information to the site, so it was cool to see the decisions on what goes where. Personal : Got a good version of a prototype printed and packaged. Looks pretty good. I also figured out how much I would charge the client to produce more. I also think I figured out how I want to make another possible product for the client so I researched some parts and placed an order. I also went through tracks for the radio show and put together the promo posts for the projects I picked up on Bandcamp. Going to finish putting together the radio show. I just remembered a slide I want to add for my workshop tomorrow, so I'll be adding that. I'm also going to iron some clothes because I'm going to a funeral for a friend. I also need to iron my company t-shirt and another shirt so I can change into my street clothes before the radio show. Not sure if I'll get the chance because I have to get up early to head out to the hackathon where I'll be giving a workshop, but I want to work on some sticker designs and maybe that new prototype idea. So yeah, radio show after the workshop at https://kNOwBETTERHIPHOP.com and no study session on Sunday because of the aforementioned funeral. Have a great night and weekend! Be safe! peace piece https://dwane.io / https://HIPHOPandCODE.com  ( 7 min )
    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines in 24 Minutes or Less
    Everything Wrong With Final Destination: Bloodlines is CinemaSins’ trademark 24-minute roast of the movie’s over-the-top deaths and plot holes—“fun nonsense” that still follows the franchise’s chaotic rules. They even slip in a BetterHelp sponsor shout-out for anyone needing therapy after witnessing all those sins. Between sin counts, they hype their main site, YouTube channels (@TVSins, @CommercialSins, @CinemaSinsPodcastNetwork), Discord, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok and drop a poll for viewer feedback plus a Patreon link. They also credit their writing squad (Jeremy, Chris, Aaron, Jonathan, Deneé, Ian and Daniel) and mention Jeremy’s book for fans craving more nitpicks. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator - Caravan of Garbage
    Predator – Caravan of Garbage kicks off a four-week deep dive into the first four Predator films, starting with the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger classic. The hosts declare Predator the ultimate 80s action-sci-fi mash-up, praising its direction, writing, cast, creature design and, of course, all the mud, muscles, lasers and explosions. They also point fans to bigsandwich.co for early videos and bonus podcasts, share an extended audio review on YouTube, link to James and Maso’s Twitter accounts, their iTunes and direct-download podcasts, a Patreon page, merch store and more. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Security news weekly round-up - 24th October 2025
    When you hear or read "Nation-state attackers", you can think of the worst. If you throw in fake Google ads and infostealers into the mix, then you might think: Who is safe? How about "cache poisoning vulnerabilities?" Or some legitimate concerns about AI systems? Then you can conclude that: careers in cybersecurity are not going anywhere anytime soon. Welcome to this week's review. I missed last week's edition because I forgot to publish after I wrote it. I know. How is that possible? Because I am human. Let's get started. Nation-state hackers deliver malware from “bulletproof” blockchains In simplest terms: Nation-state hackers are using blockchains to distribute malware, making it difficult for researchers or the government to take them down. From the article: The method, known as Eth…  ( 19 min )
    Reading the code: Repomix
    After spending some time looking at the [Repomix] tool and looking for features to implement in my own [project], I found that there was a checkbox for removing comments from the final output. This seems like a useful feature to have, so I got to reading the code to find out how it was implemented. I decided to use AI to give me an overview of the code, then dived deeper on my own. The comment removal feature strips comments from source code files when packing a repository. For example: // This is a comment function hello() { /* Another comment */ return "Hello!"; } becomes: function hello() { return "Hello!"; } This reduces the token count when feeding code into LLMs, so it's definitely a useful feature to implement. removeComments is first defined in configSchema.ts as a boolean.…  ( 7 min )
    Harmonizing shared state with local state in React
    The split between the mental models of local and shared state management in React apps has been around since time immemorial. Here's an example of how to do these conceptually similar things in a very similar way: + import { Store, useStore } from "@t8/react-store"; + + let counterStore = new Store(0); let Counter = () => { - let [counter, setCounter] = useState(0); + let [counter, setCounter] = useStore(counterStore); let handleClick = () => { setCounter(value => value + 1); }; return + {counter}; }; let ResetButton = () => { - let [, setCounter] = useState(0); + let [, setCounter] = useStore(counterStore, false); let handleClick = () => { setCounter(0); }; return ×; }; let App = () => {" "}; This is a full-fledged shared state setup. Similar handling of local and shared state means a short migration path from one to another without tedious refactors. More details on this package can be found in its concise overview.  ( 6 min )
    🌍 My QA Journey Testing Delve.fun — What I Learned from the Experience
    When I got the task to test Delve.fun, I was genuinely curious. The platform is designed to make learning fun and interactive, and my goal was to make sure that the user experience matched that promise. It wasn’t just about finding bugs — it was about thinking like a real user while ensuring that everything worked as intended. 🔍 Getting Started Since Delve.fun is both a website and a mobile app, I tested it across desktop and mobile views to see how responsive and stable it was on different screens. 🪲 Reporting Bugs Some of the issues I found included: A missing or uninformative page title, which affected SEO and accessibility. An unsafe JavaScript evaluation warning in the console (potential security concern). Each issue was documented with screenshots and clear notes to make it easy for developers to reproduce and fix. 💡 What I Learned Combine manual exploration with automated testing tools effectively. 💬 Final Thoughts Working on this task for #HNGi13 has been such an eye-opening experience. It gave me hands-on exposure to real QA practices and helped me understand how small issues can have big impacts on users. I’m grateful for this opportunity and proud to have contributed to improving a product that focuses on learning and engagement. Big thanks to @HNGInternship for this learning journey — it’s definitely a step forward in my QA career.  ( 7 min )
    Further updates
    Improved updating imagination creativity, further fixed main functionality usages in 64/86 code, added missing code to MacOS version, along with general improvments for better prediction. In Neural Web in https://github.com/Okerew/Neural-Web. Code clean for osxiec 1.0 in https://github.com/Okerew/okerew.  ( 6 min )
    Rust Mastery Curriculum
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    My Software Career So Far: An Unapologetic Recap
    Contents This blog will be split into the following sections: Foreword: A Note from the Author Chapter 1: Over-Romanticizing Software Engineering Chapter 2: Education - a Quick Recap Chapter 3: The Internship Experience Chapter 4: First Role at Company #1 Chapter 5: Stagnation & Leaving Company #1 Chapter 6: Moving to Company #2 Chapter 7: Experience, Red Flags & the Exit from Company #2 Chapter 8: Navigating Interview Hell Chapter 9: Company #3 & Beyond Afterword: The End Foreword: A Note from the Author ✍️ how far back do I want my story to begin? The start of my first job? Second job? College? Senior high? Elementary school? And then I realised that I was asking the wrong question. I should have been asking why am I writing this article? Well, the purpose o…  ( 25 min )
    MySQL commands
    MySQL is an open source relational database management system (RDBMS) that’s used to store and manage data. Its reliability, performance, scalability, and ease of use make MySQL a popular choice for developers. In fact, you’ll find it at the heart of demanding, high-traffic applications such as Facebook, Netflix, Uber, Airbnb, Shopify, and Booking.com. SQL, which stands for Structured Query Language, is a programming language that’s used to retrieve, update, delete, and otherwise manipulate data in relational databases. MySQL is officially pronounced “My ess-cue-el,” but “my sequel” is a common variation. As the name suggests, MySQL is a SQL-based relational database designed to store and manage structured data. In recent years, however, Oracle added additional support, including for the p…  ( 18 min )
    How to Create a One-Time Payment Link and Secure Webhook Integration with Stripe
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    Inside AWS's outage - and What it teaches Developers.
    When AWS sneezed, the internet caught a cold. When AWS experienced its outage, it wasn’t just a small glitch in the cloud; it triggered a domino effect that rippled across much of the internet. The incident wasn’t caused by lost servers or faulty disks, it began with a failure in a monitoring system, the very component meant to keep everything running smoothly. Where it all started To understand the outage, it was important to grasp the role of DynamoDB within AWS. It wasn’t just another database instead it served as the data backbone that many AWS services depended on. Critical elements such as IAM session tokens, Service metadata, and Routing configurations were often stored in DynamoDB. So, when it began to slow down, AWS itself started to struggle. Although the outage originated from …  ( 11 min )
    If I Had to Learn JavaScript Again: The Real Journey From 2017 to Today
    Fresh out of high school. No plan, no direction, just a laptop and a feeling that I should probably figure out what to do with my life. Eight years later, I'm a full-stack developer working with Node, React, TypeScript, building production apps that actually matter. But here's the thing nobody tells you about learning to code - it's not linear. It's messy. Full of false starts, detours, quits, and comebacks. This is that story. The real one. (By the way, some years here might be a bit off maybe, The point isn’t the exact date, it’s the grind, we all start somewhere.) Now I build things with Node.js, React, and TypeScript — stuff I couldn’t even imagine back then. Started in 2017 right after finishing high school. My first exposure to code? HTML and CSS. Not because I had a plan, but beca…  ( 16 min )
    If I Had to Learn JavaScript Again: The Real Journey From 2017 to Today
    Fresh out of high school. No plan, no direction, just a laptop and a feeling that I should probably figure out what to do with my life. Eight years later, I'm a full-stack developer working with Node, React, TypeScript, building production apps that actually matter. But here's the thing nobody tells you about learning to code - it's not linear. It's messy. Full of false starts, detours, quits, and comebacks. This is that story. The real one. (By the way, some years here might be a bit off maybe, The point isn’t the exact date, it’s the grind, we all start somewhere.) Now I build things with Node.js, React, and TypeScript — stuff I couldn’t even imagine back then. Started in 2017 right after finishing high school. My first exposure to code? HTML and CSS. Not because I had a plan, but beca…  ( 16 min )
    Harmonizing shared state with local state in React
    The split between the mental models of local and shared state management in React apps has been around since time immemorial. Here's an example of how to do these conceptually similar things in a very similar way: + import { Store, useStore } from "@t8/react-store"; + + let counterStore = new Store(0); let Counter = () => { - let [counter, setCounter] = useState(0); + let [counter, setCounter] = useStore(counterStore); let handleClick = () => { setCounter(value => value + 1); }; return + {counter}; }; let ResetButton = () => { - let [, setCounter] = useState(0); + let [, setCounter] = useStore(counterStore, false); let handleClick = () => { setCounter(0); }; return ×; }; let App = () => {" "}; This is a full-fledged shared state setup. Similar handling of local and shared state means a short migration path from one to another without tedious refactors. More details on this package can be found in its concise overview.  ( 6 min )
    ACI Protocol + Auth0: Secure Multi-Agent Handoffs with Identity Continuity
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    Protege tu dominio con DNSSEC en Amazon Route 53: Guía paso a paso
    TL;DR: Este artículo te guiará en la implementación de DNSSEC para tus dominios en Amazon Route 53. Mostraré paso a paso cómo activar DNSSEC en tu zona alojada en Route 53 y cómo establecer la cadena de confianza entre el Domain Registrar (Namecheap) y los Authoritative DNS Providers (Cloudflare y Amazon Route 53), todo ello alineado con el pilar de Seguridad del AWS Well-Architected Framework. 🔐 Tiempo estimado de lectura: 10 minutos Nivel: 200 Versión en inglés: Secure Your Domain with DNSSEC in Amazon Route 53: A Step-by-Step Guide Tabla de Contenidos: Introducción Qué es DNSSEC Cómo funciona DNSSEC Por qué implementar DNSSEC Qué vas a implementar Prerrequisitos Configura DNSSEC en Amazon Route 53 Configura DNSSEC en Cloudflare Configura DNSSEC en Namecheap Valida la …  ( 14 min )
    Secure Your Domain with DNSSEC in Amazon Route 53: A Step-by-Step Guide
    TL;DR: This article will guide you through implementing DNSSEC for your domains in Amazon Route 53. I’ll show step by step how to enable DNSSEC in your hosted zone in Route 53 and how to establish the chain of trust between the Domain Registrar (Namecheap) and the Authoritative DNS Providers (Cloudflare and Amazon Route 53), all aligned with the Security pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework. 🔐 Estimated reading time: 10 minutes Level: 200 Spanish version: Protege tu dominio con DNSSEC en Amazon Route 53: Guía paso a paso Table of Contents: Introduction What is DNSSEC How DNSSEC Works Why Implement DNSSEC What You Are Going to Implement Prerequisites Configure DNSSEC in Amazon Route 53 Configure DNSSEC in Cloudflare Configure DNSSEC in Namecheap Validate the DNSSE…  ( 13 min )
    Gestione moderna dei frontend con micro frontend, shell e Leaflet
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    SoraStrip: Building a Sora Watermark Removal Tool with API-First Architecture
    When OpenAI released Sora, their groundbreaking text-to-video AI model, content creators worldwide gained access to cinematic-quality video generation. But there was a catch—every video came with an embedded watermark. While this serves OpenAI's attribution and content tracking purposes, it creates a significant workflow friction for creators who need clean, production-ready videos. After seeing this gap in the market, I built SoraStrip—not just another watermark removal tool, but a developer-first platform with comprehensive API support, enterprise-grade reliability (99.9% uptime SLA), and webhook notifications for real-time processing updates. Here's the technical story behind it, the architectural decisions that set it apart, and why API accessibility matters in the AI video tooling eco…  ( 11 min )
    EFS Data Across Multiple EKS Applications Using Terraform
    In the first part of this guide, we walked through setting up Amazon EFS with Amazon EKS using Terraform — covering file system provisioning, IAM integration, and CSI driver configuration. And just after I thought we are back in business, one of the developers very proudly announce: This won't work for all of our apps; at least two of the apps need to share the same data directory. 🤪 Went back to the drawing board with one subtle challenge: How do we safely share the same EFS directory between multiple EKS applications while keeping our Terraform code clean, not over-engineered, declarative, and idempotent? Eventually came up with some ideas: This article shows how did we solve that precisely — using distinct EFS access points per unique path, rather than per app, here at Zenler. When mu…  ( 8 min )
    Como inicializar o mariadb no archlinux
    Se você chegou aqui, já deve saber que o Arch Linux dá preferência para o banco de dados MariaDB ao invés do MySQL. Não entrarei no motivo disso (spoiler: a Oracle é uma matadora), porém, se quiser usar o MySQL, segue esse link. De qualquer forma, o MariaDB traz muitas vantagens para se usar, sendo seu principal fator de ela ser feita pelos mesmos criadores do MySQL. Ou seja, ao aprender MariaDB, indiretamente aprende-se a usar o MySQL, pois é praticamente a mesma coisa; só se diferenciam em casos muito específicos ou algo envolvendo o plano pago do MySQL. Dito tudo isso, vamos ao que interessa: Partindo do pressuposto que você use o arch,comece instalando o seu MariaDB,para isso vai no seu terminal e digite: yay -S mariadb #caso não tiver o yay sudo pacman -S mariadb Ao fazer isso,inicie o seu mariadb pelo terminal: sudo systemctl start mariadb sudo systemctl enable mariadb # Para iniciar automaticamente no boot Agora vai um dica bem interessante,sempre use um gerenciador de senha,pois agora vai precisar criar um usuario e senha com os seguintes comando: CREATE USER ' *usuario* '@' *localhost* ' IDENTIFIED BY ' *sua senha mega dificil* '; Aqui vale uma breve menção ao localhost,que ao meu vê,se você ira usa-lo só para projetos pessoais,recomendo usa,por ser seguro e pratico. Logo apos isso,passe o seguintes comando para ter permissão para criar,alterar e deletar tabelas: GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO '*seu nome*'@'*localhost*' WITH GRANT OPTION; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; quit; Pronto! Agora seu servidor MariaDB está rodando e você já tem um usuário com permissões completas para começar seus projetos backend.  ( 6 min )
    Introducing... JS FUNdamentals! 🥳
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    Testing Agentic SEO: How AI Search Engines Discover Content
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    I Spent 3 Days Making App Store Screenshots (So I Built a Tool That Does It in 15 Minutes)
    TL;DR: I spent 3 days designing screenshots for my last app launch. It should've taken 15 minutes. So I built Lemmi Studio—an AI tool that generates App Store screenshots, marketing copy, and landing pages automatically. Try it free → You've just spent 3 months building your app. The code is clean. The features work. You're ready to ship. Then you hit the wall: marketing assets. Sound familiar? 10 polished App Store screenshots (1200×2600px, device-framed) App Store copy (title, subtitle, description, keywords) A landing page Everything optimized for ASO Or write marketing copy. Or build marketing sites. Hire a designer → $500-1,000 + wait 1-2 weeks Learn Figma yourself → 20+ hours of tutorials Use Canva → still 4-6 hours per app Ship with ugly screenshots → tank your conversion rate Spoil…  ( 9 min )
    How to Use Experiential Events to Boost Your Marketing Strategy in the UK
    Experiential Events involve people in the centre of your brand. They are live moments where customers can see, touch, try, and share. In a busy UK market, these events help you stand out. They turn simple interest into real action. With the right plan, they can lift awareness, grow leads, and drive sales. This guide shows you how to use them well, with clear steps, UK tips, and simple ways to measure success. Experiential Events are live brand experiences. They can be pop‑ups, demos, tours, workshops, or festival stands. People do not just watch. They take part. They make, taste, test, or play. This builds strong feelings and clear memories. Why they work in the UK: People trust brands they have met in person. Live moments get shared on social media. UK high streets, markets, stations, an…  ( 9 min )
    No Laying Up Podcast: The Booth Vol.23 | Trap Draw, Ep 365
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    “The Movement is not a chain — it’s a living ecosystem.” The Movement Network is built not just to connect chains, but to connect purpose. Each builder is a heartbeat. Each node, a breath. Our ecosystem thrives on collaboration, not control.
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    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator - Caravan of Garbage
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    Peter Finch Golf: I challenged a HEAD PRO at HIS OWN course... (Ep. 1 – Heswall GC)
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    I'm Done With Data Preprocessing Nightmares in RAG Applications Background When I started working on RAG projects last year, the first challenge I faced wasn't choosing the right model or vector database. It was something much more fundamental: How do I convert various document formats into data that AI can actually use? Tables in PDFs wouldn't parse correctly. Word documents came out as a formatting mess. OCR results from scanned documents were hit-or-miss at best. After testing numerous open-source tools, I found they either handled only a single format or required writing tons of glue code to connect different tools together. The situation got even worse when our company required on-premise deployment—no sending documents to third-party APIs. We had multiple GPUs available,…  ( 10 min )
    Tuple in Python (2)
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    Day 6: Aggregation Functions and GROUP BY
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    How ChatGPT Apps Really Work: Inside the OpenAI Apps SDK
    What Are ChatGPT Apps? The OpenAI Apps SDK lets developers build interactive experiences that live directly inside ChatGPT. Each app is essentially a mini web app running in a sandboxed iframe. Its frontend communicates with ChatGPT through the window.openai bridge, syncing data with your backend MCP server and the model’s reasoning in real time. Every ChatGPT app has two main parts: MCP server: hosts your tools and handles logic Widgets: the visual layer rendered inside ChatGPT The Model Context Protocol (MCP) connects models to external data and tools, ensuring the UI, server, and model stay in sync. Because MCP supports streaming and SSE, Apps SDK experiences feel fast, real-time, and deeply conversational. Here’s the flow when a user says something like: “Show my recently played song…  ( 7 min )
    Armed police swarm student after AI mistakes bag of Doritos for a weapon
    I’m sure we’ve all had that moment where tech just seems to fail spectacularly, right? Well, picture this: a student casually strolling around campus with a bag of Doritos, when suddenly, out of nowhere, armed police swarm in, mistaking that innocent snack for a weapon. Sounds like the plot twist of a bad movie, doesn’t it? But no, this is real life, and it’s a startling example of how AI, while incredibly powerful, isn’t infallible. It’s a bit like getting a code snippet wrong; one tiny mistake can lead to unexpected results. Ever wondered why we’re so quick to trust our algorithms? I’ve been exploring AI and machine learning for a while now—building models, tweaking parameters, and getting to know the good, the bad, and the downright ugly of this technology. This incident is a perfect ca…  ( 9 min )
    No Laying Up Podcast: The Booth Vol.23 | Trap Draw, Ep 365
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    Jeff Su: Steal the Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers
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    Mr Sunday Movies: The Alien VS Predator Series - Caravan of Garbage
    After over a decade of Aliens vs. Predator crossovers in comics, games and even a hint in Predator 2, we finally got the live-action mash-ups: 2004’s Alien vs. Predator and 2007’s Requiem. While both deliver cool creature showdowns, they ultimately don’t live up to the epic hype they promised. This video compiles two Caravan of Garbage reviews of those films and teases a deep dive into the first four Predator movies next week. Watch on YouTube  ( 6 min )
    Mr Sunday Movies: Predator - Caravan of Garbage
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    Unlock Guitar Soloing Secrets: A Graph Engine Approach by Arvind Sundararajan
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    Chapter 5: How to Optimize Strategy Parameters? Freqtrade Hyperopt Quick Start
    📘 Chapter 5: How to Optimize Strategy Parameters? Freqtrade Hyperopt Quick Start In strategy development, besides building the buy and sell logic, parameter settings often determine the final return-to-risk ratio. Freqtrade provides a powerful hyperopt feature for automatically searching for the optimal parameter combinations, greatly accelerating the strategy iteration speed. Hyperopt is an automatic parameter optimization tool that can: Help you find the best threshold for RSI? Test which stop-profit/stop-loss level is optimal? Automatically run multiple parameter combinations → Compare results → Find the best configuration ✅ Suitable for the following scenarios: Strategies with multiple numerical parameters (e.g., RSI, MACD, Bollinger Band width, stop-loss ratio) Want to find the bes…  ( 9 min )
    Token Count Optimization feature on Repomix
    For this week, I had to extend my repo-contextr project with some additional features. However, this time the catch was that we didn’t have a feature requirement beforehand. Our professor gave us a CLI tool link called Repomix. Repomix is a command-line tool that helps developers analyze and visualize their codebase for AI processing. It measures metrics like token usage, file composition, and repository structure, allowing users to optimize how their code is represented when interacting with large language models (LLMs). While going through the user guide, I got interested in the Token Count Optimization feature. This caught my attention because I already had a feature for counting tokens in my project — though it was a rough estimate, treating each word as a single token. However, workin…  ( 8 min )
    Por Que Adotei Expo (React Native) e Express.js para a Escalabilidade do Nutrilow
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    🚀 Coding 3 Faster with PM Knowledge: Why True Speed Comes from Team Alignment, Not Typing Faster
    Hey Coders Context: The title of the video caught my attention... "Code 3x Faster without AI" Here you can see the link of the video: When I was watching the video, I checked the reference it mentioned, and I was more curious about the post, so I checked it before finishing to watch the video (believe it or not! hehe). The title of the post was a little different and caught more my attention. I decided to read but like most of the articles in medium, it was not able all the reading. This article is not a resume about that article (you can see at the end of this reading), I copied the title and adding my perspective based on my experience in different projects on the software development. Let's begin!!! **_ _** 💡 The Myth of the “Fast Developer” We all know that one engineer who seems to…  ( 9 min )
    AI can help us in managing high output while keeping energy, focus, and peace intact.
    How I Manage My Brand, Podcast, Music, and AI Company Without Burning Out Jaideep Parashar ・ Oct 24 #webdev #programming #ai #productivity  ( 6 min )
    How I Manage My Brand, Podcast, Music, and AI Company Without Burning Out
    When people hear I run ReThynk AI, Vista Liberata, and Valintra Tunes, while writing books, hosting podcasts, and publishing daily on Dev.to, they often ask: “How do you not burn out?” The truth? I nearly did, until I built AI-powered balance systems. Let me show you how I manage high output while keeping energy, focus, and peace intact. 1️⃣ Define Rhythm, Not Routine Burnout doesn’t come from hard work; it comes from disconnected work. I used to jump between projects: coding, writing, designing, and recording, all in the same day. Monday–Tuesday → Strategic work (ReThynk AI) Wednesday → Creative flow (Music, content, or book writing) Thursday–Friday → Growth and engagement (Vista Liberata, community) Weekend → Reflection, rest, and system reset AI runs the data. I run the decisions. 2️⃣ …  ( 9 min )
    Introduction to Github
    Have you ever wondered how to store or keep track of your project versions as a developer or software engineer? How to present your project to clients or collaborate with other developers? We will go over how to combine Git with GitHub, one of the web platforms that developers use the most to share code and work in teams. In this article, we'll cover the following to simplify how Git and Github works: Difference between Git and Github Create a Github account How to get started with github and git Create your first Github repository Clone a Github project Make a github commit Github Desktop and Github CLI Github is a platform for developers to create, manage, store and share their code. Github also serves as a hosting service you can use to collaborate on projects and share files. Accordi…  ( 9 min )
    ai in speech therapy?? explore the other side of genai. a personal story..
    Exploring Generative AI for Personal Growth and Care ujjavala ・ Aug 15 #promptengineering #genai #webdev #ai  ( 5 min )
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    The Future of Backend: How Serverless and Edge Functions Are Changing the Game
    1. What is Serverless Computing? Definition: Serverless doesn’t mean “no servers” — it means developers don’t manage them. FaaS explained: Code runs in response to events without worrying about server infrastructure. Examples: AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, Azure Functions. Benefits: Automatic scaling Pay-as-you-go model Simplified deployment and maintenance 📝 LSI keywords: serverless architecture, FaaS platforms, cloud-native development. 2. What is Edge Computing? Definition: Computing closer to the user/device to reduce latency. Edge vs Cloud: Explain how pushing workloads to the “edge” speeds up response times. Real-world use cases: IoT devices, CDNs, AI inference at the edge, personalized content delivery. Examples: Cloudflare Workers, Vercel Edge Functions, AWS Lambda@E…  ( 7 min )
    Daily Artificial Intelligence Digest - Oct 24, 2025
    Model Advances & Infrastructure This section highlights advancements in AI model architecture and the underlying infrastructure supporting them. Significant progress includes new techniques like Markovian thinking to enhance token capacity and the introduction of a new PyTorch project aimed at foundational AI development. Developers are also exploring alternatives to prevalent architectures, with some expressing dissatisfaction with the current reliance on Transformers technology. Concurrently, firms like Anthropic are expanding their use of Google Cloud TPUs to support advanced capabilities such as model memory and new HuggingFace embedders, while the industry grapples with the extreme energy demands of AI data centers. Major AI developers continue to push innovations into products and …  ( 7 min )
    OpenStreetMap's software ecosystem and tools
    OpenStreetMap's Wiki defines OpenStreetMap (OSM) as "a free, editable map of the whole world that is being built by volunteers largely from scratch and released with an open-content license." In some ways, it's like an open source & open data version of Google Maps. Except unlike Google maps, it is not a cohesive product that provides countless capabilities out-of-the-box. OpenStreetMap is a vast ecosystem of open source packages created by small teams of disparate maintainers building pluggable components that are powered by a multitude of technologies and programming languages. While this makes it far less cohesive than a product like Google maps, it makes it more powerful and customizable. This article will look at various pieces of the OpenStreetMap ecosystem. OSM information is spread…  ( 13 min )
    The Descriptor Workshop: Properties Under the Hood
    Timothy had used properties extensively—adding validation, computing values, maintaining encapsulation. But he'd never questioned how @property actually worked. When he wrote book.title, how did Python know to call a method instead of accessing an attribute? What was the mechanism behind this seemingly magical behavior? class Book: def __init__(self, title, pages): self._title = title self._pages = pages @property def title(self): return self._title @property def pages(self): return self._pages @pages.setter def pages(self, value): if value < 0: raise ValueError("Pages cannot be negative") self._pages = value book = Book("Dune", 412) print(book.pages) # Calls the getter - but how? book.pages = 500 …  ( 16 min )
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    How to Work with TOML Files in Python
    TOML (Tom's Obvious Minimal Language) has become the modern standard for configuration files in Python projects. It's more expressive than INI files and cleaner than JSON or YAML. Since Python 3.11, the standard library includes the tomllib module fo...  ( 6 min )
    How the Model Context Protocol Works
    The world of artificial intelligence is moving fast. Every week, it seems like there’s a new tool, framework, or model that promises to make AI better. But as developers build more AI applications, one big problem keeps showing up: the lack of contex...  ( 9 min )
    How to Use the Model Context Protocol (MCP) with Flutter and Dart
    Software development is moving fast toward AI-assisted workflows and smarter tooling. Whether it’s your IDE completing code, an AI assistant analyzing your project, or automated testing pipelines, all these tools need a standardized way to communicat...  ( 18 min )
    How to Implement Multi-Threading in Node.js With Worker Threads [Full Handbook]
    JavaScript is a single-threaded programming language, and Node.js is the runtime environment for JavaScript. This means that JavaScript essentially runs within Node.js, and all operations are handled through a single thread. But when we perform tasks...  ( 22 min )
    How to Improve Developer Experience in Microservices Applications with .NET Aspire
    Since the advent of microservices, development teams have gained the flexibility to deploy services independently, without coordinating with the entire engineering organization. Bug fixes can be released in isolation without full regression testing, ...  ( 13 min )
    First dev job at 45 – Interview with self-taught freeCodeCamp grad Eric Carlson [Podcast #194]
    Eric Carlson is a self-taught software engineer at Cisco. In his early 20s, he worked his way up to manager at the busiest Dominos Pizza in Canada. He eventually went to college and studied liberal arts, then worked as a teacher for two decades befor...  ( 5 min )
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    Tether Eyes Fresh Investments to Push USAT Stablecoin to 100M Americans at December Launch
    Tether plans to launch its U.S.-compliant stablecoin USAT in December, aiming for mass reach in the creator economy, CEO Paolo Ardoino said in a CoinDesk interview.  ( 30 min )
    Polymarket Will Launch Token and Airdrop After U.S. Relaunch, CMO Says
    "There will be a token, there will be an airdrop," CMO said as the platform nears an official U.S. return via a regulated exchange.  ( 30 min )
    Stellar’s XLM Consolidates After Breakout as Volume Surge Hints at Institutional Activity
    XLM advanced 2.5% over 24 hours, breaking above key resistance on a 350% volume spike before easing into consolidation near $0.321, maintaining its broader uptrend structure.  ( 31 min )
    HBAR Slides 1.7% to $0.170 as Channel Support Crumbles
    Hedera’s token faces selling pressure after a failed breakout near $0.1716, with technical patterns signaling potential institutional distribution.  ( 30 min )
    Crypto Exchange Gemini Gets Price Target Cut at Citi, While Bullish Earns Hike
    Gemini’s trading growth is slowing despite strong card sign-ups and app downloads, said Citigroup, while Bullish momentum is accelerating.  ( 29 min )
    Crypto Markets Today: BTC Reclaims $110K as Softer CPI Boosts Market Sentiment, Altcoins Lag
    A cooler inflation print reignited crypto risk appetite, lifting bitcoin above $110,000 while altcoins continued to underperform.  ( 31 min )
    CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Gains 4%, Leading Index Higher
    Hedera (HBAR) was also a top performer, rising 3.5% from Thursday.  ( 25 min )
    JPMorgan Upgrades Coinbase, Sees Potential $34B Opportunity in Base Token
    Analysts from the banking giant upgraded Coinbase to overweight from neutral and raised its price target on the stock to $404 from $342.  ( 30 min )
    BNB Jumps, Sees 35% Volume Spike After Trump Pardons Binance Founder CZ
    Trading volume for BNB increased nearly 35% above its seven-day average, with market analysts suggesting the price movement reflects long-term accumulation.  ( 30 min )
    Crypto Regulators Must Adapt Quickly to Stay Globally Competitive
    MiCA has given Europe a uniquely strong position to establish the regulatory gold standard for crypto, says Malta Financial Services Authority CEO Kenneth Farrugia, but regulators must work quickly and collaboratively to preserve the region’s advantage.  ( 33 min )
    U.S. CPI Rose Softer Than Expected 0.3% in September; Bitcoin Adds to Gains
    The better than hoped inflation data cements market anticipation that the Fed is on track for rate cuts at its final two meetings of the year.  ( 29 min )
    Tether Unveils Synthetic AI Dataset to Democratize STEM Intelligence
    The 41-billion-token dataset QVAC Genesis I aims to decentralize AI development, bringing model training and reasoning to local devices  ( 29 min )
    Inflation Report Eyed; Multicoin Proposes Attention Perps: Crypto Daybook Americas
    Your day-ahead look for Oct. 24, 2025  ( 37 min )
    JPMorgan to Allow Clients to Pledge Bitcoin and Ether as Collateral: Bloomberg
    The tokens pledged under the global program will be safeguarded by a third-party custodian.  ( 29 min )
    USD.AI Bridges DeFi and AI by Turning Stablecoins Into Loans for Nvidia GPUs
    Through a system that tokenizes hardware, USDai channels crypto liquidity into AI infrastructure while tapping in to demand for crypto credit  ( 29 min )
    Dormant Bitcoin Whale With $442M Awakens for First Time in 14 Years Amid Quantum Fears
    14-year-old wallet moves $16.6M in BTC as analyst weigh security concerns and shifting on-chain behavior.  ( 29 min )
    AI Miners Surge Pre-Market on Record $38B Oracle Data Center Deal Boosts Sector
    A massive Oracle-led AI infrastructure financing ignites a sharp rally in AI and HPC mining stocks.  ( 28 min )
    Bitcoin, European Stocks Buoyant as Trump-Xi Meeting Confirmed
    The impending meeting comes amid escalating trade tensions, with President Trump threatening to impose additional tariffs on China  ( 28 min )
    On-Chain Crypto Perps Smash Records with $1T Trading Volume
    On-chain perpetual-focused decentralized exchanges have surpassed $1 trillion in total trading volume this month.  ( 28 min )
    Bitcoin’s Rally Cools as Traders Hedge the Heat
    After months of steady gains, BTC is slipping below key cost-basis levels as long-term holders sell into strength and traders retreat to defensive derivatives.  ( 31 min )
    Swiss Bank Sygnum to Launch Bitcoin-Backed Loan Platform With Multi-Sig Wallet Control
    The offering, developed with non-custodial BTC lending startup Debifi, targets institutions and high-net worth borrowers who don't want to give up control of their assets.  ( 29 min )
    How Much Could Bitcoin, Ether, XRP and Solana Move After the U.S. Inflation Report?
    The release of September's Consumer Price Index (CPI) is expected to show a 3.1% rise in the cost of living from a year earlier, the highest in 18 months, according to FactSet.  ( 32 min )
    DOGE Breaks $0.195 Level on Heavy Trade, Wyckoff Setup Points to Next Leg Higher
    Analysts see similarities to past Wyckoff accumulation phases, suggesting potential for further price increases if support holds above $0.194.  ( 31 min )
    XRP Flashes Bullish Signal as Exchange Balances Drop 3%
    Onchain data show a 3.36% drop in exchange reserves since early October — a historically bullish signal tied to long-term whale accumulation.  ( 29 min )
    Asia Morning Briefing: After CZ’s Pardon, Odds Rise for Sam Bankman-Fried’s Second Chance
    It's still a long shot that FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried will be pardoned, but odds have spiked as Binance's Changpeng Zhao has its criminal record deleted.  ( 30 min )
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    Stand Up for Research, Innovation, and Education
    Right now, MIT alumni and friends are voicing their support for: America’s scientific and technological leadership Merit-based admissions and affordable education Advances that increase US health, security, and prosperity Our community is standing up for MIT and its mission to serve the nation and the world. And we need you to join us at this…  ( 15 min )
    The Download: carbon removal’s future, and measuring pain using an app
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What’s next for carbon removal? After years of growth that spawned hundreds of startups, the nascent carbon removal sector appears to be facing a reckoning. Running Tide, a promising aquaculture company, shut down…  ( 21 min )
    An AI app to measure pain is here
    How are you feeling? I’m genuinely interested in the well-being of all my treasured Checkup readers, of course. But this week I’ve also been wondering how science and technology can help answer that question—especially when it comes to pain. In the latest issue of MIT Technology Review magazine, Deena Mousa describes how an AI-powered smartphone app…  ( 20 min )
    What’s next for carbon removal?
    MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the future. You can read the rest of them here. In the early 2020s, a little-known aquaculture company in Portland, Maine, snagged more than $50 million by pitching a plan to harness nature to fight back…  ( 33 min )
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    Samsung 9100 Pro 8TB Lightning Review: The Best (And Most Expensive) SSD You Can Buy
    The Samsung 9100 Pro is an SSD that I’ve often used as a baseline comparison in my reviews of different SSDs throughout this year. It’s a hard SSD to beat, both in speed and a price-to-performance ratio, and the irony is Samsung only just sent over a unit for me to officially (and finally review). […] The post Samsung 9100 Pro 8TB Lightning Review: The Best (And Most Expensive) SSD You Can Buy appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 36 min )
    Leapmotor D19 SUV Debuts In China
    Leapmotor recently unveiled its flagship SUV, known as the D19, in China. The model is offered in two variants: a fully electric (EV) version and an extended-range electric vehicle (EREV). Additionally, this model marks the first car to be built on the manufacturer’s D platform. And the list of firsts doesn’t end there. As revealed […] The post Leapmotor D19 SUV Debuts In China appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Local Airlines Issue Travel Advisory Ahead Of ASEAN Summit 2025
    If you’re travelling out of Malaysia during the period of ASEAN Summit 2025, you’re going to want to plan ahead. Between 26 and 28 October, several roads heading towards KLIA1 and KLIA2 will experience temporary closure, as dignitaries from their respective countries will begin flying in. Carriers Malaysia Airlines (MAS), Batik Air, and AirAsia have […] The post Local Airlines Issue Travel Advisory Ahead Of ASEAN Summit 2025 appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Redmi K90 Pro Max Officially Launches In China
    Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi has officially launched its latest “flagship killer” smartphone, the Redmi K90 Pro Max. Available first in China, the device is equipped with Qualcomm’s top-end mobile chipset, along with a triple 50MP rear camera setup, and a massive battery capacity. And as you may recall from our previous report, it is the first […] The post Redmi K90 Pro Max Officially Launches In China appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Alleged Nothing Phone (3a) Lite Benchmark Appears On Geekbench
    Earlier in the month, there was a rumour that claimed that Nothing is currently working on the Phone (3a) Lite. Now, a new Geekbench benchmark hints that the rumoured device might actually be real, Gizmochina reports. According to the listing, the device carries the model number Nothing A001T and features a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 chipset. […] The post Alleged Nothing Phone (3a) Lite Benchmark Appears On Geekbench appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Comms Ministry, Meta, CelcomDigi, Ratio:Cause Launch Second Online Safety IRL Program
    The Ministry of Communications has launched what is called the Online Safety IRL: Scam Edition fellowship program. Jointly driven with CelcomDigi, Meta and Ratio:Cause, it aims to raise scam awareness , particularly those driven by AI tech that’s proliferating these days. This is notably the second edition of the Online Safety IRL, with the first […] The post Comms Ministry, Meta, CelcomDigi, Ratio:Cause Launch Second Online Safety IRL Program appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 33 min )
    ASUS Launches Call Of Duty Black Ops 7 Edition Of Radeon RX 9070 XT
    ASUS has collaborated with Call of Duty Black Ops studios Treyarch and Raven Software to created a limited Black Ops 7 edition of AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 XT. As these things go, the special card will sport a special design, all along the theme of the upcoming game. Specifically, the limited edition Black Ops 7 […] The post ASUS Launches Call Of Duty Black Ops 7 Edition Of Radeon RX 9070 XT appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 34 min )
    Fujifilm X-T30 III Officially Launches; RM4,248 For Body Only
    Fujifilm has officially launched the X-T30 III, the third iteration of its compact mirrorless camera line-up. Designed for street photography, it features upgraded speed, autofocus and usability, while keeping its lightweight build and approachable design. Weighing just 378 grams, it offers a similar build and design as its predecessors. One of the most notable changes […] The post Fujifilm X-T30 III Officially Launches; RM4,248 For Body Only appeared first on Lowyat.NET.  ( 35 min )
    Kospet Unveils Tank T4, Tank M4 Smartwatches; Priced At RM699
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    Google's 'Watch & Learn' framework cracks the data bottleneck for training computer-use agents
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    print tree4
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    print tree3
    !/usr/bin/env bash Unicode tree for Linux, directories first, files second, human-readable sizes print_tree() { [[ ! -d "$dir" ]] && return [[ $maxdepth -ne 0 && $depth -gt $maxdepth ]] && return echo "${prefix}${dir##*/}/" # Directories first local d local dirs=() shopt -s nullglob for d in "$dir"/*; do [[ -d "$d" ]] && dirs+=("$d") done IFS=$'\n' dirs=($(printf "%s\n" "${dirs[@]}" | sort)) for i in "${!dirs[@]}"; do d="${dirs[i]}" local branch="├──" [[ $i -eq $(( ${#dirs[@]} - 1 )) ]] && branch="└──" local new_prefix="$prefix" [[ $i -eq $(( ${#dirs[@]} - 1 )) ]] && new_prefix+=" " || new_prefix+="│ " echo "${prefix}${branch} ${d##*/}/" print_tree "$d" "$new_prefix" "$maxdepth" $((depth+1)) done # Files local f local files=() for f in "$dir"/*; do [[ -f "$f" ]] && files+=("$f") done IFS=$'\n' files=($(printf "%s\n" "${files[@]}" | sort)) local file_count=0 for i in "${!files[@]}"; do f="${files[i]}" local branch="├──" [[ $i -eq $(( ${#files[@]} - 1 )) ]] && branch="└──" local size=$(stat -c "%s" "$f" 2>/dev/null || echo 0) local hr_size if [[ "$size" -lt 1024 ]]; then hr_size="${size}B" elif [[ "$size" -lt 1048576 ]]; then hr_size="$((size/1024))K" elif [[ "$size" -lt 1073741824 ]]; then hr_size="$((size/1024/1024))M" else hr_size="$((size/1024/1024/1024))G"; fi echo "${prefix}${branch} ${f##*/} [${hr_size}]" ((file_count++)) done # Total files per directory [[ $file_count -gt 0 ]] && echo "${prefix}└── Total files: $file_count" shopt -u nullglob } Usage: print_tree print_tree . "" 0  ( 6 min )
    print tree2
    !/usr/bin/env bash Unicode-style tree with file sizes and total files per directory print_tree() { # Exit if maxdepth reached if [[ $maxdepth -ne 0 && $depth -gt $maxdepth ]]; then return fi # Ensure directory exists [[ ! -d "$dir" ]] && return echo "${prefix}${dir##*/}/" # Enable nullglob so empty dirs don't break loops shopt -s nullglob # Get directories first local dirs=("$dir"/*/) IFS=$'\n' dirs=($(sort /dev/null || stat -f "%z" "$f") local hr_size if [[ "$size" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then if [ "$size" -lt 1024 ]; then hr_size="${size}B" elif [ "$size" -lt $((1024*1024)) ]; then hr_size="$((size/1024))K" elif [ "$size" -lt $((1024*1024*1024)) ]; then hr_size="$((size/1024/1024))M" else hr_size="$((size/1024/1024/1024))G" fi else hr_size="?" fi echo "${prefix}${branch} ${f##*/} [${hr_size}]" ((file_count++)) done # Total files in directory if [ $file_count -gt 0 ]; then echo "${prefix}└── Total files: $file_count" fi shopt -u nullglob } Usage: print_tree Example: print_tree . "" 0 # unlimited depth print_tree . "" 0  ( 6 min )
    5 Resume Mistakes You MUST Avoid
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    Supercomputers: The Giants of Computation Driving Our Future
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    print tree
    !/usr/bin/env bash Recursive tree with Unicode branches, directories first, then files Shows file sizes and total files per directory print_tree() { # Check maxdepth if [[ $maxdepth -ne 0 && $depth -gt $maxdepth ]]; then return fi # Get sorted directories and files local entries=("$dir"/*) local dirs=() local files=() for e in "${entries[@]}"; do [[ -d "$e" ]] && dirs+=("$e") [[ -f "$e" ]] && files+=("$e") done # Process directories first local count=${#dirs[@]} for i in "${!dirs[@]}"; do local d="${dirs[i]}" local branch="├──" [[ $i -eq $((count-1)) ]] && branch="└──" echo "${prefix}${branch} ${d##*/}" # Recurse into subdirectory local new_prefix="$prefix" [[ $i -eq $((count-1)) ]] && new_prefix+=" " || new_prefix+="│ …  ( 6 min )
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    Day 13 of documentating my learning journey
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    Day 12 of documenting my learning journey
    What I did Today On what I learnt today if condition: Challenges I faced Resources I used What I'll do tomorrow Tomorrow I'll do a mini project on ticket booking and ticket checking to compliment what I've been learning.  ( 6 min )
    features of Angular 20
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    North America's electrical grid depends on robust cybersecurity measures to maintain reliable power delivery across the continent. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation has established Critical Infrastructure Protection standards that mandate comprehensive security protocols for utilities and grid operators. These regulations require organizations to implement rigorous safeguards against digital and physical attacks on essential power infrastructure. Building an effective NERC CIP compliance program demands more than following basic requirements—it requires strategic planning, cross-departmental coordination, and continuous adaptation to emerging threats. This guide examines practical approaches for developing sustainable compliance frameworks that protect critical electrical…  ( 10 min )
    From Frustration to Automation: Building a Squash Court Availability App
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    The Hidden Dangers of Smart Devices: Understanding IoT Vulnerabilities and Security Risks
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    Peter Finch Golf: I challenged a HEAD PRO at HIS OWN course... (Ep. 1 – Heswall GC)
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    Jeff Su: Steal the Productivity System I Taught to 6,642 Googlers
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    We need to adjust quickie posts to properly not count full URLs for characters. I know Twitter traditionally capped these at 17 chars regardless of length — we'll want to do something similar along those lines.
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    Turn Your Photos into Stunning Videos with Image to Video AI: Share and Earn Free Credits!
    Photos are a beautiful way to capture moments, but they often feel static and flat. They preserve a snapshot in time but can’t fully express the emotions, movements, or stories behind the scene. What if you could transform your favorite photos into dynamic videos that truly bring those memories to life? With Image to Video AI, you can do exactly that. This powerful AI tool allows you to animate your photos in seconds, creating lifelike videos that showcase kisses, hugs, dances, and more. And now, there’s an exciting opportunity to earn free credits through their limited-time referral program. By sharing your personal referral code, you can invite friends to join and earn rewards to create even more incredible videos. Ready to animate your memories and unlock exclusive rewards? Let’s explor…  ( 9 min )
    The Rosetta Stone of AI: Bridging Math, Logic, and Uncertainty
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    CinemaSins: Everything Wrong With M3GAN 2.0 In 25 Minutes Or Less
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    Deploy Your Shopify App to Heroku in Seconds
    Deploying a Shopify app to Heroku often turns into a juggling act — managing environment variables, and running separate commands to keep both Shopify and Heroku in sync. To simplify this process, I built shopify-heroku-cli a lightweight CLI that syncs your Shopify app’s environment variables with Heroku and deploys your app in just a couple of commands. In this post, I’ll show you step-by-step how to deploy your Shopify app to Heroku using the tool. Before we start, make sure you have the following installed and configured: Node.js >= 16 Shopify CLI — logged in to your Shopify app Heroku CLI — logged in to your Heroku account A Shopify app ready to deploy A Heroku app created (you can create one with heroku create my-shopify-app) Install the CLI globally using npm: npm install -g shopify-…  ( 7 min )
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    Part 2 - Structure and Composition Read Part 1 here. API-Led Connectivity is a proven architectural pattern for separating data, business logic, and representations across APIs. Numerous articles have been written about its advantages, but putting them into practice often raises many questions. We looked at the basics in Part 1. A System API should only connect to one System of Record. A System API is meant to be a clean layer of abstraction over a single data source. This one-to-one relationship makes your architecture clearer and more flexible: Focus and simplicity: the API clearly shows a single source, which makes it easier to understand where data comes from and how it is structured. Reusability and stability: APIs that are linked to one SoR are easier to version, reuse, and change…  ( 12 min )
    What is a Full Stack Digital Marketer?
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    How to Communicate Marketing Insights to Executives: A Practical Guide
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    Centralizing SVG Handling in Angular Applications
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    Open Source + DevSecOps: Crafting Government Transparency in PH
    After 25 years navigating the wild west of digital security and building systems from scrappy startups to global enterprises, I've learned one undeniable truth: complexity is the enemy of both security and transparency. The digital divide isn't just about internet access; it's about digital trust. At BetterGov.ph, we're building the infrastructure of transparency, proving that open-source solutions, grounded in DevSecOps principles, can transform our government for the better, making it more resilient and auditable [2]. For too long, our government has been shackled by expensive, proprietary software that promises a lot but often delivers opacity and vendor lock-in. We keep hearing about multi-million peso systems that become black holes of accountability, leaving citizens scratching their…  ( 17 min )
    Não falo português, só estou postando para dar o pontapé inicial. Por favor, perdoe qualquer erro. 😭
    A post by Ben Halpern  ( 6 min )
    Tudo o que é publicado neste espaço é facilmente descoberto no ecossistema DEV, mas esperamos que este possa ser um espaço para servir mais diretamente esta comunidade!
    A post by Ben Halpern  ( 6 min )
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    **Harness the Power of LlamaColab: An Underrated Fine-Tuning
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    Olá pessoal, se você encontrar alguma área que não esteja traduzida ou traduzida incorretamente, sinta-se à vontade para nos informar em https://core.forem.com ou abra um problema diretamente em https://github.com/forem/forem
    Forem Core Discussing the core forem open source software project — features, bugs, performance, self-hosting. core.forem.com GitHub - forem/forem: For empowering community 🌱 For empowering community 🌱. Contribute to forem/forem development by creating an account on GitHub. github.com  ( 7 min )
    🧬 Java Supports Single Inheritance Only — But!
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    I Built an AI Resume Butler That Actually Gets You Interviews (Auth0 Made It Possible)
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    Announcing Attractive.js, a new JavaScript-free JavaScript library
    This article was originally published on Rails Designer After last week's introduction of Perron, I am now announcing another little “OSS present”: a JavaScript-free JavaScript library. 🎁 Say what? 👉 If you want to check out the repo and star ⭐ it, that would make my day! 😊 Attractive.js lets you add interactivity to your site using only HTML attributes (hence the name attribute active). No JavaScript code required. Just add ⁠data-action and, optionally, data-target attributes to your elements, and… done! Something like this: Paint it black Paint me black Or if you want to toggle a CSS class, you write: data-action="toggleClass#bg-black". Or toggle multiple CSS classes: data-action="toggleCla…  ( 10 min )
    Why experiments belong inside feature flags, not beside them
    One of the cool things about the way we've architected Hypertune is that experiments aren't something you reference directly in your code. Instead, they're created in the Hypertune dashboard and inserted into the rollout logic of a feature flag. Many teams manage feature flags and experiments separately, often using different systems for each. As a result, they end up with separate “experiment flags.” When testing a new feature, that means checking two flags in code: Your main feature flag — to control rollout to internal users, beta testers, etc. Your experiment flag — to split traffic between variants. At first, this might seem reasonable. But it quickly introduces complexity — and risk. In theory, the experiment flag should only be checked if the main flag is true. A user should only en…  ( 7 min )
    I built MathHacks - a weekend mathathon, now live!
    I’ve always loved both maths and coding, but I never found a space where the two truly merge. So I decided to build one myself: MathHacks. It’s a weekend “mathathon” where participants build creative maths-based projects — visualisations, puzzles, small tools, or any idea that blends maths and creativity. Think of it as a hackathon, but for maths. The first MathHacks starts in 8 days and it’s completely free and open to everyone — students, developers, or anyone who enjoys problem-solving. Why I built it: I wanted a place to experiment with maths in a fun, hands-on way. I wanted something that feels creative, not competitive. I wanted a small, community-driven space for maths + coding lovers. If that sounds like your kind of weekend, come join in at the first mathathon I’d love to see what you come up with!  ( 6 min )
    Solving “Browser Back Resets Infinite Scroll” with a Next.js URL-Addressable Modal
    Introduction I found a way to avoid the well-known problem where “infinite scroll resets after a browser back,” using a modal that combines Next.js App Router’s Intercepting Routes and Parallel Routes. Even after using the browser back action, the scroll position of the infinite list is preserved. You can try it yourself with this demo app. This is a Next.js framework–specific approach, but I hope it helps anyone who is facing—or has faced—this problem. Notes This post does not explain the low-level details of Intercepting Routes or Parallel Routes. The main goal is to convey how the app feels when infinite scroll is combined with a URL-addressable modal built with Intercepting + Parallel Routes, via the demo app. The context is a web application, not a native app. Infinite scroll UIs h…  ( 10 min )
    FastAPI deployment Heroku vs AWS / GCP with Defang
    ​FastAPI is getting more and more popular, as is building agents. Developers building agentic systems are starting to turn to FastAPI as one of the more ergonomic web frameworks for building endpoints and then adding on a Model Context Protocol (MCP) layer so that AI agents can discover and invoke those endpoints as “tools”. For example, with FastAPI-MCP you can take an existing FastAPI application, attach mcp = FastApiMCP(app) and mcp.mount(), and your endpoints become usable by an LLM-based agent with minimal extra work. But when it comes time to deploy your agent, how should you go about it? TL;DR: Heroku is great to start, but you pay for convenience with higher tiers, less control, and platform lock‑in. Defang keeps the Heroku‑like workflow but deploys your FastAPI app into yo…  ( 9 min )
    5 Python Projects for DevOps: Build a Network Scanner, Tkinter GUI, and Game Automation Scripts
    The DevOps landscape demands more than just knowing CI/CD pipelines; it requires robust scripting skills to automate repetitive tasks, build custom monitoring tools, and manage infrastructure efficiently. Python is the undisputed champion for this kind of operational scripting. This structured learning path is designed for beginners, providing a systematic way to master modern practices, starting with the foundational skill set: practical Python programming. By tackling these hands-on projects, you will develop the practical skills necessary to transition from basic coding to building real-world operational tools. Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 65 minutes In this project, you'll learn how to create a simple 2048 game using Python and the Tkinter library for the graphical user interface. 204…  ( 8 min )
    FlakyHunter: Revolutionizing How You Detect and Fix Flaky Tests
    Flaky tests are one of the silent productivity killers in software development. They cause false alarms, reduce confidence in your test suite, and waste hours of debugging time. That’s why I built FlakyHunter, a comprehensive system designed to identify, analyze, and help resolve flaky tests across any software project. FlakyHunter is a full-stack application that combines a robust backend, an interactive frontend, and extensible plugins to support multiple testing frameworks. It helps developers and QA teams: Detect flaky tests in their codebase Understand the root causes behind test failures Track trends and patterns to improve test reliability Suggest potential remediation strategies Built with Python 3.13 and FastAPI for lightning-fast API responses. PostgreSQL database with SQLAlchemy…  ( 7 min )
    RNG-Aliasing: Synthetic DVFS-Driven RNG Obfuscation
    INTRODUCTION: LITERATURE SURVEY ON EXISTING METHODS: Identifying the Problem Designing the Countermeasure: RNG-Aliasing Implementation Details It does not require additional or complex hardware like Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) modules. It can be easily integrated into existing embedded platforms with minimal resource overhead. This makes it lightweight, cost-effective, and practical for IoT and low-power devices. Integration with AES-256 Security Architecture AES Implementation and Power Analysis on STM32 Power Analysis Future Research Conclusion Bhatta, Niraj Prasad, and Fathi Amsaad. ML assisted techniques in power side channel analysis for trojan classification. Cluster Computing, vol. 28, no. 3, 2025. Bisheh-Niasar, Mojtaba, et al. Side-channel analysi…  ( 10 min )
    🧩 Testing Feature Support for Modern CSS — The Smart Developer’s Guide
    “CSS evolves faster than your morning coffee cools.” So how do you, a developer with a product to ship, know when a CSS feature is safe to use? Let’s break it down — no fluff, no theory overdose — just clear tactics for testing feature support, using fallbacks, and shipping confidently in a world where CSS never sits still. Modern CSS is a marvel. not every user sees what you see. Different browsers, versions, devices, and update habits create a compatibility maze. In this post, we’ll cover: How to discover new CSS features How to test for feature support When to adopt new features How to create solid fallbacks And which tools & polyfills make your life easier The web community moves fast, but it’s surprisingly trackable if you know where to look. Follow the experts: Una Kravets (Chrome) J…  ( 9 min )
    **Revolutionizing Entertainment: The Rise of AI-Powered 'Dre
    Revolutionizing Entertainment: The Rise of AI-Powered 'Dreamcasting' Imagine walking into a movie theater or sitting in front of your TV, only to be presented with a cinematic experience tailored to your deepest desires and subconscious thoughts. Welcome to the world of AI-powered 'Dreamcasting', the latest innovation that's set to revolutionize the entertainment industry. By analyzing audience brain waves, 'Dreamcasting' uses advanced machine learning algorithms to predict the most engaging storylines and character arcs that will captivate viewers on a profound level. This technology has the potential to create unprecedented viewer engagement, making the viewing experience more immersive and interactive than ever before. How it Works: Brain Wave Analysis: Viewers wear non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) headsets while watching a preview of a show or movie. Data Collection: The headset collects brain wave data, which is then analyzed by AI algorithm... This post was originally shared as an AI/ML insight. Follow me for more expert content on artificial intelligence and machine learning.  ( 6 min )
    Graceful API Failure 101 for Data Scientists: A Modern Approach to Robust Error Handling
    In modern data workflows, APIs are everywhere — powering everything from model inference to data extraction. Yet, handling API failures gracefully is often neglected by data scientists, who tend to focus on analysis and modeling while treating fault tolerance as a “software engineering problem.” However, failure handling is not just an engineering nicety — it’s what makes a data pipeline resilient, automated, and production-ready. When your data pipeline processes hundreds or thousands of files via APIs, a single timeout or upload error can halt the entire process. You depend on external systems — their uptime, latency, and error messages are outside your control. Failures aren’t binary — some require retries, others should be skipped or gracefully degraded. Without a structured strategy, …  ( 8 min )
    Day 27 of #30DaysOfCode
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    I Built a Go CLI to Find AWS Cloud Waste & Security Risks in 60 Seconds
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    Bitcoin Climbs to $111K as Whipsaw Action in Crypto Continues
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    Institutions Drive CME Crypto Options to $9B as ETH, SOL, XRP Set Records
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    How Do AI Agents Work?
    When people talk about AI agents, they often imagine something futuristic that can think, talk, and make decisions. But the truth is, AI agents are already here. And they are working quietly in the background. They answer customer questions, schedul...  ( 7 min )
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